Ally, Naseer http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6676-9352
Ismail, Sarah
Naidu, Natasha
Makda, Ismail
Mayet, Ismail
Gyasi, Michael E.
Makafui, Peter
Nomo, Arlette
Nanfack, Chantal
Madikane, Anesu T.
Pohl, Walda D.
Mbambisa, Bayanda N.
Oettle, Jonathan T.
Adepoju, Feyi
Tota-Bolarinwa, Toibat B.
Buque, Amelia
Khalau, Sidonia J. N.
Zirima, Douglas
Takayidza, Brian
Eze, Ugochukwu A.
Adedeji, Akinyemi
Sandi, Frank
Feksi, Jacinta
Okonkwo, Ogugua
Hassan, Adekunle
du Toit, Nagib
Petersen, Shahlaa
Tsimi, Caroline
Dovoma, Viola
Bature, Mustapha
Adamu, Mohammed
Okeke, Suhanyah
Asimadu, Ifeoma N.
Kizor-Akaraiwe, Nkiru N.
Ezisi, Chinyelu N.
Nkumbe, Henry E.
Olivier, Tchoyou T. M.
Alli, Hassan D.
Article History
Received: 11 September 2023
Accepted: 22 February 2024
First Online: 15 March 2024
Declarations
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: Ethics approval from the coordinating site was obtained from the Human Research ethics unit at the University of the Witwatersrand. Sites that were granted independent ethical approval were as follows: 1. University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa): M220421. 2. Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (Tanzania): BMH/EC/11/2022. 3. Federal Medical Centre (Nigeria): FMC/ASB/A81 VOL.XIII/279. 4. University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (Nigeria): UITH/REU/CAT/21<sup>B</sup>349. 5. Usmanu Danfodiyo University (Sokoto, Nigeria): UDUTH/HREC/2022?1176/VT. 6. Magrabi Eye institute (Cameroon): No 001/AEF/MICEI/EC/0920. 7. Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital (Mozambique): DAEH-15/2023. 8. Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric Hospital (Cameroon): 341/CIERSH/DM/2022. For the remainder of the hospitals involved the ethics approval from the principal site was sufficient or no ethical approval was required due to the retrospective nature of the research.
: No individual patient data is contained in the manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.