Kigozi-Male, Nanteza Gladys
Heunis, James Christoffel
Engelbrecht, Michelle Catherine
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (116355)
Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
Article History
Received: 16 September 2022
Accepted: 23 January 2023
First Online: 28 January 2023
Declarations
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: This study was carried out under the Helsinki principles for the protection of human subjects. Ethical approval was received from the Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee, University of the Free State (UFS-HSD2019/1574/2611). Permission to conduct the study at PHC facilities was granted by the head of a local health department in central South Africa. Before they were invited to participate in the study, prospective respondents were provided with information regarding the purpose of the study, nature of the questions and estimated time to complete the questionnaire to enable them to make an informed choice on whether or not to participate in the study. Participation in the research was voluntary and the questionnaires were anonymous. Informed consent was obtained from all respondents as follows: “<i>By completing this questionnaire, you are voluntarily agreeing to participate in this study</i>.” The completed questionnaires were returned in sealed envelopes which were secured in locked cabinets on the researchers’ premises. Then the data were captured in the SPSS and secured in encrypted files.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.