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1 Research Article

2 Title [insert FULL TITLE here; capitalize only the first word and proper nouns]

4 [insert each AUTHOR in turn here; FIRST name, MIDDLE name, LAST name,

5 institutional address, email address]

7 Corresponding author: [full address including email address, telephone and fax

8 numbers]

10 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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14 Abstract

15 [insert ABSTRACT here; no more than 350 words, structured as below]

16 Background:

17 Methods:

18 Results:

19 Conclusions:

20 [Trial Registration:]

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22 Keywords: [insert 3 to 10 keywords here]

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26 Background

27 [insert TEXT here; a good introduction will be about one page of text, clearly state the

28 problem, introduce relevant literature, note any controversies, and present the aim or

29 hypothesis in the last paragraph; example reference format using Endnote: [1]]

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31 Materials and Methods

32 [for studies involving human participants a statement detailing ethical approval and

33 consent should be included]

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35 Results

36 [insert RESULTS here]

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38 Discussion

39 [insert DISCUSSION here, can be combined with the RESULTS if it improves the

40 flow of the article]

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42 Conclusions

43 [Should be brief and clearly state how the findings of the study relate to the

44 underlying aims/hypothesis and the implication(s) of the research]

45

46 [List of Abbreviations

47 optional – define abbreviations in text on first use]

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49 Competing interests

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50 [disclose all financial or non-financial competing interests here; otherwise ‘The

51 authors declare that they have no competing interests.’]

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53 Authors’ Contributions

54 [insert authors’ contributions here, referring to each author by his/her initials; for

55 further information on authorship, see the ICMJE guidelines]

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57 [Authors’ Information]

58 [such as background information, position in their institution, qualifications; this is

59 optional]

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61 Acknowledgments

62 [insert acknowledgments here; those who do not meet the criteria for authorship]

63

64 [Endnotes

65 designate in the text using superscript lowercase letter; do not use footnotes]

66

67 References

68 [we recommend using citation management software, such as Endnote; for an

69 excellent free alternative see Mendeley]

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71 1. Hoke T, Harries J, Crede S, Green M, Constant D, Petruney T, Moodley J,

72 (2014) Expanding contraceptive options for PMTCT clients: a mixed methods

73 implementation study in Cape Town, South Africa. Reproductive health 11: 3

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76 Figure legends

77 Figure x [listed one after another; short title up to 15 words, full description up to 300

78 words; do not add legend to figure files; do not embed figures in this file]

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80 Tables

81 [each on separate page, one-line title (no more than 15 words) in bold, detailed

82 legends can follow but should be brief]

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