Franz, Anemone
Fuss, Antje
Mazigo, Humphrey D.
Ruganuza, Deodatus
Müller, Andreas
Funding for this research was provided by:
Georg Ludwig Rexroth Foundation, Lohr am Main, Germany
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Article History
Received: 19 November 2022
Accepted: 6 February 2023
First Online: 20 February 2023
Declarations
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: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: Research clearance, certificate number CREC/344/2019, was obtained from the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences Bugando (CUHAS). No ethical clearance was required from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent and assent (for children aged 6–16 years) forms, translated to Swahili, were used to obtain participant’s permission to participate in the study. When possible, a legal guardian signed the consent/assent form for children under 16.
: Written consent or assent (for children aged 6–16 years) was obtained from all study participants or their legal guardians.