Milanzi, Elasma
Mwapasa, Victor
Joseph, Jessica
Jousset, Aurelie
Tchereni, Timothy
Gunda, Andrews
Phiri, Jennipher
Reece, Jeanette C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2897-0271
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1120081)
World Health Organization
Article History
Received: 30 April 2020
Accepted: 25 November 2020
First Online: 7 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Study protocol and amendments were approved by the University of Malawi College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC) in Malawi (reference number P.03/12/1192) and the World Health Organisation Human Research Ethics Review Committee (Protocol ID RPC521). Written informed consent was received from adult participants. Written informed consent was also obtained from a parent or guardian for participants under 16 years of age. Participants’ anonymity and confidentiality was strictly maintained. All analyses used de-identified data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. The parent cluster.randomized trial within which this study was nested was registered with Pan.African Clinical Trial Registry: ID Number PACTR201312000678196. The.opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views and.policies of the World Health Organization or the Department of Foreign.Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.