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Article History

Received: 24 December 2023

Accepted: 9 August 2024

First Online: 3 September 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance for the evaluation of this work was granted by Oxford University (REF No R69569/RE002) and the University of Cape Town (Ref# PSY2021-038). In relation to adherence to the ethical requirements of the University of Oxford, this work complies with Approved Procedure 4 (AP4), which outlines how to manage the use of questionnaires or interviews that may include questions about sensitive topics. All data collection was carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic and thus used virtual methodology to maintain full social distancing. All participants were provided with full information and gave consent to participate in the study as well as consent and assent for adolescent participation.

: Not applicable.

: JML is the CEO and LC is a voluntary trustee of Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH), a charity based in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Members of the research team have worked on other studies of PLH which contributed funding to their respective universities but not directly to them. No profit or financial gain was made from implementation and dissemination of the intervention. No other authors have any competing interests to declare.