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Authors
Paken, Jessica https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-6144
Govender, Cyril D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-8729
Pillay, Mershen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8789-8439
Sewram, Vikash https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-7270
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council (National Health Scholarship Programme)
Oticon Fonden (15-3622)
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Article History
Received: 28 June 2021
Accepted: 16 May 2022
First Online: 18 June 2022
Declarations
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: This study has been conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and has been approved by the University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BE 064/13) and the study site before data collection commenced. Informed consent was obtained from all particpants prior to data collection. Participants were informed as to the nature, and the purpose of the study, any potential risks that may be involved, participation is voluntary, the nature of their participation, their right to withdraw at any time if they so desired, and that refusal to participate did not affect their clinical care. Furthermore, patients were assured of strict confidentiality and anonymity, as all participants were allocated numbers. This information, relayed in the information and consents documents were available in English and isiZulu, taking into consideration the demographic and language profile of the country.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
