Chillo, Pilly
Mlay, Jackson
Akanyirige, Precious W
Majani, Naizihijwa
Janabi, Mohamed
Kaaya, Sylvia
Hawkins, Claudia
Hirschhorn, Lisa R
Funding for this research was provided by:
Northwestern University
Article History
Received: 22 October 2022
Accepted: 26 April 2023
First Online: 6 May 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration on studies involving human subjects. Ethical approvals to conduct the study were received from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine (Ref: STU00216206), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) (Ref. MUHAS-REC-02-2020-085) and National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) (Ref. NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3971) Institutional Review Boards, as well as a research permit from JKCI (Ref: AB.123/307/01B/31). Informed written consent was obtained from all patients involved in the study. All data were de-identified and stored in a secure data management system at MUHAS.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.