Evaluation of the Friendship Bench' Circle Kubatana Tose (CKT): an add-on support group intervention - a mixed-methods pilot interventional cohort study protocol.

Ethical approval was granted by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ/A/2427). The findings will inform the potential utility of add-on support groups in the management of anxiety and depression using task-shifting. Dissemination study outcomes will be disseminated in academic journals, social media, conferences and policy briefs.