Funding for this research was provided by:
African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF), African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in partnership with International Development Research Center (RCS/ADDRF/2014/131)
National Research Foundation (94116)
Article History
Received: 27 September 2018
Accepted: 18 June 2019
First Online: 3 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences (IRB00006240), University of the Free State. Authorisation to conduct research at PHC facilities was granted by the Free State Department of Health. Participation in the study was voluntary. Participants were informed about the study and written consent was obtained from all participants ≥18 years, and from caretakers on behalf of those aged < 18 years. Assent was also sought from children aged 6–17 years.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.