Nyati-Jokomo, Zibusiso
Dabengwa, Israel Mbekezeli
Makacha, Liberty
Nyapwere, Newton
Dube, Yolisa Prudence
Chikoko, Laurine
Vidler, Marianne
Makanga, Prestige Tatenda
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grand Challenges Canada
Article History
Received: 11 May 2020
Accepted: 21 August 2020
First Online: 31 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics clearance was granted by the Midlands State University Institutional Review Board, Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (Ref No: MRCZ/A/246). The ethics approval included both written and verbal consent to collect data. We got permission to conduct the study from the Ministry of Health, Provincial and District Medical Directors, Health staff in charge of local health facilities, Local authorities, Chiefs and local leaders and all participants. We explained the purpose of the study to all the participants using a written consent forms and verbatim in local languages. Verbal informed consent was audiotaped after explaining the purpose of the study and the participants recorded on the fieldnotes. We received both verbal and written informed consent from the participants without coercion. Also sought for consent to use an audio recorder to capture the proceedings of the discussions. Separate registers were kept for both written and informed consent. The data collected was anonymized to ensure confidentiality. We served refreshments after the discussions.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.