Machingura, Fortunate
Busza, Joanna
Jamali, Gracious Madimutsa
Makamba, Memory
Mushati, Phillis
Chiyaka, Tarisai
Hargreaves, James
Hensen, Bernadette
Birdthistle, Isolde
Cowan, Frances Mary
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774, OPP1136774)
Article History
Received: 25 October 2022
Accepted: 18 April 2023
First Online: 12 May 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe ethics committee (MRCZ/A/2085) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ethics committee (Ref 11835), the UK. Written informed consent from participants were obtained before enrolment. All methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All individual data (including names of respondents or others) were anonymised in transcripts and pseudonyms used throughout the paper; the informed consent forms for qualitative interviews specified measures taken to ensure anonymity and confidentiality and included the following clause “Efforts will be made to keep your personal information confidential. We cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality. Your personal information may be disclosed if required by law. Any publication of this study will not use your name or identify you personally”.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.