Mwakyandile, Tosi M.
Shayo, Grace A.
Sasi, Philip G.
Mugusi, Ferdinand M.
Barabona, Godfrey
Ueno, Takamasa
Lyamuya, Eligius F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the Transforming Health Education in Tanzania (THET) project (1R25TW011227-01)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Japan Student Service Organization
Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (5D43 TW009775-03)
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (21K19657, 22H03119, 22KK0148)
JSPS Bilateral Open Partnership Joint Research Project (JPJSBP120219933 and JPJSBP120239932)
JSPS Core-to-Core Program (JPJSCCB20190009 and JPJSCCB20220010)
Article History
Received: 21 July 2023
Accepted: 21 June 2024
First Online: 24 June 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to ICH GCP guidelines and the Declaration of Helsinki (Version 2013). Ethical approval for the trial was granted by the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences’ (MUHAS) Senate Research and Publications Committee (reference number DA.282/298/01 /C) and the National Health Research Ethics Committee at the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) (reference number NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3001). Permission to conduct the trial was sought from and granted by the respective hospitals’ administration. Each participant gave written informed consent before being enrolled in the trial. For illiterate participants, informed consent to participate was taken by thumbprint witnessed by treatment supporter of illiterate participant. The study participants were given a study-specific number to conceal their identity to maintain confidentiality. No participants’ names were used in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.