Tenza, Immaculate Sabelile
Blignaut, Alwiena J.
Ellis, Suria M.
Coetzee, Siedine K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Fund of South Africa (123541)
North-West University
Article History
Received: 15 December 2023
Accepted: 6 May 2024
First Online: 13 May 2024
Declarations
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: This study has been performed following the Declaration of Helsinki [] and has obtained ethical approval from the North-West University Health Research Ethics Committee, with ethics number (NWU-00033–19-A1). We also obtained permission to conduct the study from the health authorities and individual public health facilities in the nine provinces of South Africa. All participants were given a detailed information sheet, as well as a verbal explanation of the study. We also informed study participants of the voluntary and confidential nature of participation in the study. All participants signed an informed consent to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.