Tolla, Tsidiso
Bergh, Kate
Duby, Zoe
Gana, Nandipha
Mathews, Catherine
Jonas, Kim
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council
Article History
Received: 12 February 2024
Accepted: 24 June 2024
First Online: 9 July 2024
Declarations
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: The SAMRC Research Ethics Committee (REC), ref: EC044-10/2021 granted ethical approval for the study. Prior to conducting any interviews, parents or guardians of AGYW aged 15–17 years granted verbal informed consent telephonically. Following this, for each AGYW aged 15–17 years, verbal informed consent was obtained telephonically. Telephonical verbal informed consent was obtained directly from AGYW aged 18 years and older. Additional permission to interview health care providers was granted by the Western Cape Department of Health.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.