Keetile, Mpho http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1776-4835
Yaya, Sanni
Article History
Received: 11 June 2020
Accepted: 22 February 2021
First Online: 12 March 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Before the NCDs study was conducted, the proposal, along with the survey instruments, were submitted to and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Botswana (Ref #: UBR/RES/IRB/1583) for ethical clearance. After clearance by the University, ethical clearance and a research permit were also obtained from the Ministry of Health and Wellness (Ref #: HPDME: 13/18/1 Vol. X (130). Informed written consent was sought from all eligible participants before they could be interviewed. Privacy and confidentiality of the highest standard were maintained throughout the study by keeping the respondents and their data anonymous.