John, Thomas Wiswa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-1666
Mkoka, Dickson Ally
Frumence, Gasto
Goicolea, Isabel
Article History
Received: 22 September 2017
Accepted: 22 August 2018
First Online: 30 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance to conduct the study was obtained from the National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania. Permission was also obtained from Mkinga district authority to conduct the study. During the data collection process, written informed consent to record and participate in the interview was obtained from each participant. All study objectives were clearly explained to them and participants were informed that they were free to withdraw from the study at any point. Informants were also assured that none of their personal details or other identifiers would be included during the analysis and subsequent publication of the findings.
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