Mostafa, Ishita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4297-8245
Nahar, Naila Nurun
Islam, Md. Munirul
Huq, Sayeeda
Mustafa, Mahfuz
Barratt, Michael
Gordon, Jeffrey I.
Ahmed, Tahmeed
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1196429)
Article History
Received: 29 January 2020
Accepted: 6 February 2020
First Online: 17 February 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approvals were obtained from Research Review Committee (RRC) and Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of icddr,b (protocol no: PR-18073; Version 1.1; October 23, 2018 and protocol no: PR-18079; Version 1.2; November 25, 2018). Coded biospecimens and metadata will be sent to Washington University in St. Louis for analysis with the approval of The Human Research Protection Office (HRPO).Written, informed consent will be obtained from all parents before enrolment of the children in the study. With the exception of phlebotomy which carries a low risk of adverse events, this study does not involve any invasive procedures and therefore poses less than “minimal risk” to study participants. Any serious adverse event (SAE) will be reported to the ethical review committee of icddr,b within 24 h of the site’s awareness of the event. All necessary and available treatments will be provided free of cost, if required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.