Updates are available Correction dated 2020-10-20

Article History

Received: 14 June 2020

Accepted: 2 October 2020

First Online: 7 October 2020

Change Date: 20 October 2020

Change Type: Correction

Change Details: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study protocol was approved by the National Institute for Medical Research in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Institutional Review Board in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and the Dartmouth Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects in Hanover, NH, USA.Verbal informed consent was obtained in Kiswahili using a standardized form, which included counseling on the risks and benefits of IPT. Informed consent was obtained from parent/caregivers on behalf of the children. Children who were able to (typically those over age 5) also provided verbal assent. Consent was documented on a standardized form that was included in patients’ paper study record. Obtaining verbal informed consent was approved by the institutional review boards and ethics committees that reviewed this study. This method of informed consent was chosen because IPT was already a national Ministry of Health recommendation; however, it had not yet been implemented in most settings.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.