George, Cindy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-0529
Matsha, Tandi E.
Korf, Marizna
Zemlin, Annalise E.
Erasmus, Rajiv T.
Kengne, Andre P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council (MRC-RFA-UFSP-01-2013/VMH Study)
Article History
Received: 18 July 2019
Accepted: 20 January 2020
First Online: 30 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and Stellenbosch University (NHREC: REC—230 408–014 and N14/01/003, respectively) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All procedures were fully explained in the native language of the participant, and voluntarily signed written informed consent was obtained. Permission to conduct the study was also obtained from relevant authorities including the city and community authorities.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.