Kriel, Yolandie
Milford, Cecilia
Cordero, Joanna Paula
Suleman, Fatima
Steyn, Petrus S.
Smit, Jennifer Ann
Article History
Received: 6 June 2021
Accepted: 19 October 2021
First Online: 18 November 2021
Declarations
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: The development and conduct of this study followed the principles of ethical conduct in research studies involving human participants as outlined by the Declaration of Helsinki. All researchers, research assistants, and interviewers involved in the conduct of this trial had valid Good Clinical Practice certification. This study received World Health Organization (WHO) Ethics Review Committee (ERC) (Project ID A65896) and Research Project Review Panel (RP2) approval. Local country ethics review and approval was provided by the University of the Witwatersrand Human Research Ethics Committee (Health- HREC, reference no 1504101). Further ethics reciprocity was provided by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC). Permission was also obtained from the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Health to interview health care providers. All participants voluntarily signed an informed consent form, which included permission to audio record the interview/group sessions. Consent for minors (those aged < 18 years) was obtained by their identified parents or legal guardians. Assent was obtained from the minors themselves to participate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.