Sisimayi, Thenjiwe http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2281-1106
Nhamo, Definate
Chatora, Kumbirai
Chapwanya, Gwendoline
Mawoyo, Tinovonga
Ncube, Getrude
Bruns, Cal
Harris, Emily L.
Shelley, Katharine D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (7200AA18M00011, AID-OAA-A-15-00033)
Article History
Received: 15 December 2022
Accepted: 11 August 2023
First Online: 2 October 2023
Declarations
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: The study protocol (“<i>Accelerating Uptake and Continuation of Oral PrEP Through “V” in Zimbabwe”</i>) was approved by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (No. MRCZ/A/2545). A standard consent form was read to all prospective interview participants and verbal consent to participate in the study was obtained.
: All participants consented to the publication of results from the study. The informed consent form included a clause on publication “We plan to publish the results of this study but will not include any information that would identify you.”
: The contributing authors work for USAID, the donor funding the work, PSI and PZAT who led implementation of the intervention, Matchboxology who led the human-centered design approach, and PATH as an employee and as an independent consultant who conducted the evaluation. PATH, a global non-profit that improves health (ExternalRef removed), is a partner in the EngageDesign consortium. Matchboxology, an African based Human Centered Design firm (ExternalRef removed) is also a member of the EngageDesign consortium.