Khoza-Shangase, Katijah
Nesbitt, Julia
Article History
Received: 16 August 2023
Accepted: 16 October 2023
First Online: 2 November 2023
Declarations
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: This study was first submitted to the University of the Witwatersrand’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) (Medical) for ethical clearance (Protocol Number: M200950). Upon obtaining ethical clearance from HREC, permission was requested and secured from the research site, specifically from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Speech Therapist and Audiologist. The researcher then briefed the medical staff at the Maternity Ward (Ward 2) at the research site about the study and what it entailed and shared the approved research proposal with them. Thereafter, the recruitment of participants ensued. Informed consent was obtained from a parent and/or legal guardian for all participants. The study adhered to The World Medical Association (WMA)’s Declaration of Helsinki (1964) statement of ethical principles for research involving human subjects, identifiable human material and data as adopted by the 64th WMA General Assembly in Brazil in 2013.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interest.