Mudonhi, Nicholas
Nunu, Wilfred Njabulo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8421-1478
Ndlovu, Brighton
Khumalo, Nkosana
Dube, Oliver
Article History
First Online: 24 August 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Written permission to carry out this study was sought from the Department of Environmental Science and Health at the National University of Science and Technology and from National AIDS Council (Bulawayo) and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. Written consent was obtained from all parents and legal guardians. With regards to adolescents permission was first sought from their parents or legal guardians and the adolescents’ themselves accented to participate.
: All respondents were made aware that their participation was voluntary and they could opt out of the study at any given time without any explanation. Participants were not coerced or given tokens of appreciation for being part of the study. The questionnaires were translated into local language (Ndebele) that participants understood so as for them to understand and participate fully in the study.