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Authors
Brasileiro, Julia
Muessig, Kathryn E.
Lascko, Taylor
Sam-Agudu, Nadia A.
Rochelle, Aimee
Mansfield, Megan E.
Ehoche, Akipu
Adebajo, Sylvia
Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B.
Charurat, Manhattan E
Shoyemi, Elizabeth
Claassen, Cassidy W.
Trapence, Gift
Kimani, Joshua
Aghedo, Ojore Godday
Ayorinde, Olawole
Sambambi, Kennedy
Ndalumbira, Gift
Gichuki, Richard
Lavoie, Marie-Claude C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-6207
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (UG1HD113162)
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Article History
Received: 4 November 2025
Accepted: 21 March 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Maryland, Baltimore Institutional Review Board [#HP-00107323], the National Health Science Research Committee in Malawi [#24/06/4452], the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria [#NHREC/01/01/2007], the University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee [#5011–2024] and the National Health Research Authority in Zambia [#NHRA-2024/11/03/2025]. Participants provided verbal consent prior to participating in research activities. Only verbal consent was obtained and approved by the IRB, as this allowed us to minimize logistical barriers and facilitate participation from both SGM youth and key experts. Consent forms for youth were available in English and in Nyanja, Tonga, and Lozi (Zambia); Yoruba and Hausa (Nigeria); and Chichewa (Malawi). For key experts, all consent forms were provided in English.
: Not applicable.
: MCL received consultancy fees from Gilead Sciences. MCL is an editorial board member and NSA is an associate editor for Implementation Science Communications. All remaining authors declare no competing interest.
