Nkosi, Busisiwe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7084-3252
Seeley, Janet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-5272
Ngwenya, Nothando https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5630-6389
Mchunu, S. Lerato https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-4882
Gumede, Dumile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-5726
Ferguson, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3736-0603
Doyle, Aoife M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-7738
Funding for this research was provided by:
ViiV Healthcare's Positive Action for Adolescents Programme (ITCRZF51)
Wellcome Trust (082384/Z/07/Z)
Medical Research Foundation (MR/K012126/1)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2018
Accepted: 19 February 2019
First Online: 28 March 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Biomedical Research Ethics Committee, University of KwaZulu-Natal approved the study (approval number, BE472/15) and the Ethics of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, (Ref 11,092). Written informed consent was obtained prior to data collection. For participants < 18 years in addition to obtaining their assent, their parents or a caregiver (where applicable) gave written consent.
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