Fernandes, Meenakshi
Folson, Gloria
Aurino, Elisabetta
Gelli, Aulo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dubai Cares
Article History
Received: 2 December 2015
Accepted: 21 July 2017
First Online: 1 October 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
: The household and school surveys were conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving human subjects were approved by the University of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) Institutional Review Board. Consent to voluntarily participate in the study was sought from respondents after giving them general information about the study, details of data to be collected, risks and discomforts, benefits, confidentiality and their right to leave the research at any point in time. They were also given contact details of one researcher for further information. Participants signed a consent form to indicate such, or made a cross to indicate consent if they could not sign.
: The authors report no conflicts of interest.