Abas, Melanie http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-5584
Nyamayaro, Primrose
Bere, Tarisai
Saruchera, Emily
Mothobi, Nomvuyo
Simms, Victoria
Mangezi, Walter
Macpherson, Kirsty
Croome, Natasha
Magidson, Jessica
Makadzange, Azure
Safren, Steven
Chibanda, Dixon
O’Cleirigh, Conall
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Mental Health (1R21MH094156-01A1)
Article History
First Online: 6 January 2017
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Dr. Steven Safren receives royalties from Oxford University Press and Guilford Publications for books on cognitive-behavioral treatments for various psychological difficulties, including coping with chronic illness and depression. All remaining author, Abas, Nyamayaro, Bere, Saruchera, Mothobi, Simms, Mangezi, Macpherson Croome, Magidson, Makadzange, Chibanda, O’Cleirigh declares that they have no conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with 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. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors. The study was approved by, the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe and the Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ/A/1736), Joint Parirenyatwa Hospital and College of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (JREC 18/13) and King’s College London College Research Ethics Committee (PNM/13/14-158). The trial was also registered with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR201511001150307).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were compensated with USD3 per visit for public transport costs and were provided with refreshments.