Makwinja, Rodgers https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-4727
Curtis, Christopher J.
Tesfamichael, Solomon G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Foundation for Science (GRANT_NUMBER: I2-A-6695-1)
Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg (224112388)
University of Johannesburg
Article History
Received: 11 March 2024
Accepted: 9 September 2024
First Online: 26 September 2024
Declarations
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: Local authorities from Nsanje and Chikwawa districts, Southern Malawi, were informed before conducting the study and approved after reviewing, and found that according to Malawi local legislation, it did not involve taking samples from the subject, vulnerable groups, nor capturing sensitive images and hence did not need a written consent.
: All participants were fully informed about the purpose of the study. Before the interviews, we verbally sought consent from each participant, and no personal identification was registered.
: All co-authors agreed to the published version of this manuscript.
: The authors have no conflicting interests concerning this work.