Ntenda, Peter Austin Morton http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-3163
El-Meidany, Walaa Mamdouh Reyad http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-4466
Tiruneh, Fentanesh Nibret http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-4833
Motsa, Mfundi President Sebenele http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0331-4737
Nyirongo, Joyce http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-609X
Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0199-779X
Kapachika, Arnold http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-9415
Nkoka, Owen http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-2247
Article History
Received: 9 June 2022
Accepted: 31 August 2022
First Online: 15 November 2022
Declarations
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: The data were de-identified to prevent the respondents’ identity from being revealed. All individuals who agreed to take part in the survey were asked to provide either written or verbal consent for the interview. Particularly, verbal consent was sought from participants who could not write or read. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention granted a waiver of written consent per 45CFR46 for respondents who were unable to provide written consent but consented verbally. Ethical approval for the survey was obtained from the South Africa Medical Research Council and the Institutional Review Board of ICF. The Statistics South Africa implemented the data collection. All methods were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki principles.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.