John, Stephen
Rahman, Md. Toufiq
Abdulkarim, Suraj
Stevens, Robert
Kirubi, Beatrice
Garg, Tushar
Kuye, Joseph
Ubochioma, Emperor
Creswell, Jacob
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Affairs Canada (CA-3-D000920001)
Article History
Received: 9 August 2025
Accepted: 18 February 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
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: Authorization from the TB control office of Adamawa and Yobe States was granted. Support and approval were also acquired from the chairpersons and state executives of the coordinating bodies that represent the PPMV and TH in each state. Approval was also obtained from the chairpersons of Primary Health Authorities within the study and local government in each region. Ethical approval was granted by the Scientific and Research Ethics Commission in both Adamawa and Yobe States.
: Not applicable.
: TG, BK, JC, and MTR are members of the TB REACH Secretariat and RS is an M&E reviewer but were not involved in the grant proposal or the decision to fund the project. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.