Patel, Faeezah
Purchase, Susan
Dhar, Mrinmayee
Horne, Elizea
Grab, Janet
Soma-Kasiram, Hamisha
Sabet, Nadia
Martinson, Neil
Staples, Suzanne
Brigden, Joanna
Wilkinson, Thomas
Schaaf, Hendrik Simon
Seddon, James
Fairlie, Lee
Hesseling, Anneke
Duong, Trinh
Funding for this research was provided by:
UNITAID (2019-36-SUN-MDR)
UNITAID (2019-36-SUN-MDR)
UNITAID (2019-36-SUN-MDR)
JGHT (MR/M007340/1)
JGHT (MR/M007340/1)
JGHT (MR/M007340/1)
U.K. Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00004/04)
U.K. Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00004/04)
Article History
Received: 7 August 2025
Accepted: 21 May 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Stellenbosch University Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) (Ref: M16/02/009), the University of Witwatersrand HREC (Ref:160409) and United Kingdoms Clinical Study Registry (Ref: ISRCTN92634082, ). Additionally, the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant institutional research ethics committee(s), and written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians, with assent from children where appropriate.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.