Mukesi, Munyaradzi
Iweriebor, Benson C.
Obi, Larry C.
Nwodo, Uchechukwu U.
Moyo, Sylvester R.
Okoh, Anthony I.
Article History
Received: 2 November 2017
Accepted: 21 January 2019
First Online: 30 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was granted by Govan Mbeki Research & Development Centre (GMRDC), University of Fort Hare (UFH) and consent was approved by Cala Traditional Health Practitioners. Ethical clearance for the research was granted by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (Namibia) and the Department of Health, Eastern Cape (South Africa). Informed written consent was obtained from each study participant prior to sample collection which was carried out by qualified midwives.
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