Erchick, D. J.
Rai, B.
Agrawal, N. K.
Khatry, S. K.
Katz, J.
LeClerq, S. C.
Reynolds, M. A.
Mullany, L. C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1084399, OPP1131701)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD060712)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2018
Accepted: 27 November 2018
First Online: 5 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (#6297) and from the independent Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) (#188/2015). All enrolled persons in this study were married. All provided written consent for participation, including married women under 18 years of age, who were considered emancipated minors according to local and international ethical review boards overseeing this project. NHRC approved the age of consent for participation in this study as at least 15 years.
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