Adeniyi, Oladele Vincent http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0216-6701
Nwogwugwu, Charlotte
Ajayi, Anthony Idowu
Lambert, John
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC/03/2017)
Article History
Received: 25 April 2020
Accepted: 3 May 2021
First Online: 13 May 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Walter Sisulu University’s Ethics Committee (Reference: 085/2017). The Eastern Cape Department of Health and the management of the hospitals granted permission to implement the study. Though the participants had signed written informed consent at the baseline for a follow-up study, we obtained another informed consent either verbally for a telephonic interview or in writing (at the face-to-face interviews). Each participant understood her right to participate and to refuse to answer any question; she was also made aware that if she was not comfortable with the interview or process, she had the right to even drop out at any stage of the interview. Participants’ rights to privacy and confidentiality of medical information were respected throughout the study period.
: Not applicable.
: AIA – is an associate editor of the BMC Public Health journal. Other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.