Ahishakiye, Jeanine
Vaandrager, Lenneke
Brouwer, Inge D.
Koelen, Maria
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nuffic (NICHE RWA 164)
Article History
Received: 12 May 2020
Accepted: 20 December 2020
First Online: 8 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval to conduct this study was obtained from the Institutional review board of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences in Rwanda (Approval notice: No 058/CMHS IRB/2016). The study staff explained the purpose of the study and procedures to mothers both verbally and in writing. Then, informed written consent was obtained from every participant mother for the total 12-month study period prior to participation. None of the participating mothers was under 16 years old. Mothers were assured that their participation was voluntary, confidential and that they were free to withdraw from the study at any time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.