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Authors
Mkandawire, Elizabeth
Bisai, Clement
Dyke, Elizabeth
Dressel, Anne
Kantayeni, Hazel
Molosoni, Billy
Kako, Peninnah M.
Gondwe, Kaboni W.
Mkandawire-Valhmu, Lucy
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Article History
Received: 28 October 2021
Accepted: 4 July 2022
First Online: 20 July 2022
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee #20.255, and by the National Committee on Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities (NCRSH), National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST), Government of Malawi #NCST/ RTT/2/6. All guidelines and regulations stipulated by both committees and the Declaration of Helsinki were complied with. Before each interview, written informed consent was obtained from all participants after verbally explaining the purpose of the study. The majority of the participants provided a thumbprint as evidence of consent to participate in the study because of limited formal education.
: Not applicable.
: CARE Malawi funded fieldwork for this research. Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu was paid by CARE Malawi to conduct the research. Elizabeth Dyke was paid to design the study and to train the research assistants in data collection methods. The remaining authors have no competing interests.
