George, Gavin
Cawood, Cherie
Puren, Adrian
Khanyile, David
Gerritsen, Annette
Govender, Kaymarlin
Beckett, Sean http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6207-3454
Glenshaw, Mary
Diallo, Karidia
Ayalew, Kassahun
Gibbs, Andrew
Reddy, Tarylee
Madurai, Lorna
Kufa-Chakezha, Tendesayi
Kharsany, Ayesha B. M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U2GGH000372)
Article History
Received: 10 December 2018
Accepted: 27 December 2019
First Online: 16 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol, informed consent and data collection forms have been reviewed with ethics oversight and approval by the University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BFC189/16) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the United States of America (CHG 2017-031a) and in collaboration with the South African Department of Health. Participants will be asked for their informed, written consent to participate in all aspects of the study, as will parents/guardians of legal minors under age 18 years.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.