Jonas, Kim http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-6674
Crutzen, Rik
Krumeich, Anja
Roman, Nicolette
van den Borne, Bart
Reddy, Priscilla
Funding for this research was provided by:
Netherlands Fellowship Program
Article History
Received: 8 December 2016
Accepted: 6 February 2018
First Online: 13 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the the University of the Western Cape Research and Ethics Committee (Ethics Reference Number: HS/16/3/49). Signed informed consent was obtained from each participant before they participated in the focus group discussons. Participants were informed of their rights to withdraw from the study at any time. Anonymity of participants was maintained and assurance given that all information would be treated in absolute confidence. Participants were also provided with written information sheet on the study and their rights regarding participation and the option of withdrawing at any time. All data collected was safely stored and the anonymity of the participants maintained throughout the process. Data was safely secured and only authorized personnel and research coordinators have access to the data.
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