Loveday, Marian
Hlangu, Sindisiwe
Manickchund, Pariva
Govender, Thiloshini
Furin, Jennifer
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-056236, INV-056236)
Article History
Received: 5 March 2024
Accepted: 7 August 2024
First Online: 13 August 2024
Declarations
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: Written consent was obtained from all patients willing to participate in the study. The consent included information about the study, participation in the interview and digital audio recording, the voluntary terms of involvement in the study, the assurance of confidentiality and anonymity and consent for publication. Anonymity was maintained by identifying each participant by a unique identification number. Ethical approval was obtained from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Ethics Review Committee (EC050-11/2020) and the KwaZulu-Natal Health Research Committee. This research was carried out and approval and informed consent were obtained in accordance with the World Medical Assembly (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki—Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects.
: Participants all agreed that the data collected during their interview could be published.
: The authors declare no competing interests.