Adamu, Umar G
Tendwa, Maureen Bilinga
Dix-Peek, Therese
Dickens, Caroline
Duarte, Raquel
Maseko, Muzi
Tsabedze, Nqoba
Funding for this research was provided by:
The SA Heart Research Scholarship, 2024 (Grant_62002471803)
Article History
Received: 21 December 2025
Accepted: 13 April 2026
First Online: 18 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical) of the University of the Witwatersrand (Approval no: M220519 and February 2023). All the participants provided written informed consent. This study adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.