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Bond, Virginia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6815-4239
Hoddinott, Graeme
Viljoen, Lario
Ngwenya, Fredrick
Simuyaba, Melvin
Chiti, Bwalya
Ndubani, Rhoda
Makola, Nozizwe
Donnell, Deborah
Schaap, Ab
Floyd, Sian
Hargreaves, James
Shanaube, Kwame
Fidler, Sarah
Bock, Peter
Ayles, Helen
Hayes, Richard
Simwinga, Musonda
Seeley, Janet
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (UMq-AI068617)
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (00)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (00)
Department for International Development (00)
Article History
Received: 29 April 2020
Accepted: 16 March 2021
First Online: 6 April 2021
Declarations
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: The study, including all sub-components and ancillaries, was approved by Research Ethics Committees (REC) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Ethics Committee (reference no: 6326), University of Zambia (UNZA Biomedical Research Ethics Committee) (reference no: 011-11-12) and Stellenbosch University Ethics Committee (reference no: N12/11/074).The Ministry of Health in Zambia and the Department of Health (Western Cape Province and Cape Metropolitan District) in South Africa also approved the study and the ancillaries.All study participants who were formally interviewed (qualitatively) or surveyed (quantitatively) provided written informed consent per the local REC guidance. Qualitative structured observations obtained verbal consent from settings (for example, the health facility and households) and community leaders.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare they have no competing interests.