MacKellar, Duncan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-9881
Hlophe, Thabo
Ujamaa, Dawud
Pals, Sherri
Dlamini, Makhosazana
Dube, Lenhle
Suraratdecha, Chutima
Williams, Daniel
Byrd, Johnita
Tobias, James
Mndzebele, Phumzile
Behel, Stephanie
Pathmanathan, Ishani
Mazibuko, Sikhathele
Tilahun, Endale
Ryan, Caroline
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Article History
Received: 6 August 2021
Accepted: 29 January 2022
First Online: 9 March 2022
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Eswatini Health Research Review Board, the PSI Research Ethics Board, and the CDC Institutional Review Board. All adult clients and parents or legal guardians of children aged < 15 years who participated in CommLink and SLS provided oral informed consent to receive follow-up services in accordance with Eswatini national guidelines. In accordance with U.S. 45CFR 46.116 (d), a waiver of informed consent for the abstraction of clinical data was approved because the evaluation was retrospective, involved no more than minimal risk, and would not adversely affect the rights and welfare of clients.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.