Clinical staff reported knowledge on the existence of clinical governance protocols or tools utilised in selected South African hospitals

• Nomfuneko Sithole ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: nosithole@wsu.ac.za

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3094-2523

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• Wezile W. Chitha,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Onke R. Mnyaka,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Akhona B. A. Ncinitwa,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Sibusiso C. Nomatshila,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Xolelwa Ntlongweni,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Kedibone Maake,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Bongiwe E. Mkabela,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Ntiyiso V. Khosa,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Ziyanda B. Ngcobo,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Nombulelo Chitha,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

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• Khanyisile Masuku,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Mpumalanga Department of Health, Rob Ferreira Hospital, Mbombela, South Africa

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• Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3742

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