George, Gavin
Beckett, Sean
Reddy, Tarylee
Govender, Kaymarlin
Cawood, Cherie
Khanyile, David
Kharsany, Ayesha B. M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (5U2GGH000372–05, 5U2GGH000372–05, 5U2GGH000372–05, 5U2GGH000372–05, 5U2GGH000372–05, 5U2GGH000372–05, 5U2GGH000372–05)
Article History
Received: 23 December 2021
Accepted: 6 May 2022
First Online: 14 May 2022
Declarations
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: Written consent was attained from all adolescent girls aged 18 years old or older and parental/guardian consent and written assent was obtained from all adolescent girls who were younger than 18 years old. The Standard Operating Procedure for taking blood is based on the protocols of the South African National Department of Health (NDoH) for taking blood for the HIV Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The study was granted ethical clearance by the Provincial Department of Health in both KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Province in South Africa and the University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BFC 189/16).
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.