Faturiyele, Iyiola
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Karletsos, Dimitris
Ntene-Sealiete, Keletso
Musekiwa, Alfred
Khabo, Mantiti
Mariti, Marethabile
Mahasha, Phetole
Xulu, Thembisile
Pisa, Pedro T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (AID-OAA-A-15-00070)
Article History
Received: 20 December 2017
Accepted: 23 May 2018
First Online: 29 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the Lesotho Ministry of Health Research and Ethics Committee, Maseru, Lesotho, with Reference Number (ID50–2017). All the enrolled migrants provided written informed consent to participate in the study.In order to ensure confidentiality, data were stored in locked cabinets and all databases were password protected and only authorized personnel were granted permission to access participant information. Identifying information such as participant names, addresses, phone numbers and ID/passport numbers were never collected and were not part of the analysis dataset.This study poses no risk to the participants. Although there was no direct benefits for the participants, the findings of this study will be used to further scientific knowledge, and relevant stakeholders will be informed so that the health of the HIV infected migrants can be improved.
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