Jahan, Farjana
Parvez, Sarker Masud
Rahman, Mahbubur
Billah, Sk Masum
Yeasmin, Farzana
Jahir, Tania
Hasan, Rezaul
Darmstadt, Gary L.
Arifeen, Shams El
Hoque, Md. Mahbubul
Shahidullah, Mohammod
Islam, Muhammad Shariful
Ashrafee, Sabina
Foote, Eric M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grand Challenges Canada (SB-POC-1810-20535, SB-POC-1810-20535)
Article History
Received: 2 August 2023
Accepted: 22 January 2024
First Online: 15 February 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee and the Research Review Committee of icddr,b and the Stanford University Institutional Review Board. The trial was registered at clinicaltrial.gov (NCT03933423). All participants provided informed written consent. Field researchers explained the study objectives, activities, anonymity, and confidentiality to the participants and assured them that they could withdraw anytime. Our study did not carry any physical or psychological risks to the participants. All methods were performed in accordance to the trial protocol and guidelines and were conducted under the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from study participants to publish the information and images obtained.
: The authors declare no competing interests.