Nicol, Edward http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6019-9259
Basera, Wisdom
Mukumbang, Ferdinand C
Cheyip, Mireille
Mthethwa, Simangele
Lombard, Carl
Jama, Ngcwalisa
Pass, Desiree
Laubscher, Ria
Bradshaw, Debbie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U2GGH001150, 1U2GGH001150)
Article History
Accepted: 27 August 2022
First Online: 13 September 2022
Declaration
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: None declared.
: This project was reviewed in accordance with CDC human research protection procedures and was determined to be research, but CDC investigators did not interact with human subjects or have access to identifiable data or specimens for research purposes. It was approved by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) ethics committee in October 2016 (EC021-7/2016). Additional approvals were received from the KwaZulu-Natal provincial Department of Health and uThukela district in October 2017.
: All participants completed a consent form before participating in the study. Confidentiality and privacy were maintained using study codes instead of the participant’s details in all our records.
: Not Applicable.
: The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC or other funding agencies.