Hlashwayo, Delfina F
Noormahomed, Emília V
Bahule, Leonilde
Benson, Constance A
Schooley, Robert T
Sigaúque, Betuel
Barrett, Kim E
Bila, Custódio G
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center,United States (D43TW010568, D43TW010568, D43TW010568, D43TW010568)
Fogarty International Center (R25TW011216, R25TW011216, R25TW011216)
Article History
Received: 24 December 2022
Accepted: 4 April 2023
First Online: 21 April 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the national ethics committee named Comité Nacional de Bioética para a Saúde (CNBS) (IRB00002657, reference number: 48/CNBS/21). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants and from legal guardian of minor and illiterate participants. For participants aged between 12 and 17 years, their assent was also obtained. Illiterate participants added their fingerprint to the consent form along with an impartial witness who had also signed and was present during the informed consent process.
: Not applicable.