Bigalky, Jodie
Mackey, April
Namathanga, Annie
Samarasekara Dissanayakalage, Buddhini
Meppem, Chloe
Moyo, Margaret
Chipungu, Ennet
Petrucka, Pammla
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Community Service Fund, University of Saskatchewan
Article History
Received: 17 October 2025
Accepted: 14 December 2025
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Saskatchewan Research Ethics Board (Beh-5057), the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences College of Medicine Research Ethics Committee (P.10/24-1165), and the National Health Sciences Research Committee at the Lilongwe District Health Office (number not assigned). All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrollment in the study.
: Not applicable, this study does not contain data from an individual person.
: The authors declare no competing interests.