Hlongwa, Mbuzeleni
Basera, Wisdom
Nicol, Edward
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NU2GGH002193-01-00)
Article History
Received: 7 June 2023
Accepted: 18 April 2024
First Online: 24 April 2024
Declarations
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: The South African Medical Research Council (SA MRC) Ethics Committee approved this study. Prior to their involvement, we sought both verbal and written informed consent from all eligible study participants. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants adhered to the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from a parent and/or legal guardian for participants below 16 years of age.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.