Silumbwe, Adam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-5293
Nkole, Theresa
Munakampe, Margarate Nzala
Milford, Cecilia
Cordero, Joanna Paula
Kriel, Yolandie
Zulu, Joseph Mumba
Steyn, Petrus S.
Article History
Received: 15 September 2017
Accepted: 17 April 2018
First Online: 31 May 2018
Authors’ information
: The first author: Adam Silumbwe (adamsilumbwe@gmail.com) is a Staff Development Fellow in the Unit of Health Systems and Implementation Research, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Zambia.
: This study received WHO Ethics Review Committee (ERC) and Research Project Review Panel (RP2) approval. In addition, for the Zambian component of the study, ethical approval was obtained from the University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (UNZABREC) to conduct the research, and all prerequisite authorisations were obtained from the Ministry of Health. All participants (> 18 years) provided written, informed consent to participate in the study. Participants who were under the age of 18 years provided written assent, and their parents/guardians provided written consent for their participation. In the event that participants were not literate, a witness was required to be present during the consenting process and sign consent on their behalf. The participants gave separate consent to being audio recorded.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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