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Masilela, Charity http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2369-5808
Pearce, Brendon
Ongole, Joven Jebio
Adeniyi, Oladele Vincent
Benjeddou, Mongi
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council
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Article History
Received: 2 May 2020
Accepted: 28 June 2020
First Online: 6 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the Research Ethics’ Committee of the University of the Western Cape. The Mpumalanga Department of Health and Piet Retief hospital clinical governance gave permission for the implementation of the study protocol across the three sites. The objectives of the study were explained and written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The research process followed the Helsinki Declaration and the rights of individuals to privacy and confidentiality were respected throughout the period of the study. Participation in the study was voluntary and no compensation was offered to any of the participants.
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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
