Tran, Nguyen Toan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7134-7878
Yameogo, Wambi Maurice E.
Langwana, Félicité
Gaffield, Mary Eluned
Seuc, Armando
Cuzin-Kihl, Asa
Kouanda, Seni
Mashinda, Désiré
Thieba, Blandine
Yodi, Rachel
Nyandwe Kyloka, Jean
Millogo, Tieba
Coulibaly, Abou
Bolangala, Basele
Zan, Souleymane
Kini, Brigitte
Ouedraogo, Bibata
Puludisi, Fifi
Landoulsi, Sihem
Kiarie, James
Reier, Suzanne
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of France, in the context of the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal and Child Health
Article History
Received: 29 January 2017
Accepted: 21 May 2018
First Online: 5 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The research protocol was approved by the Research Project Review Panel (RP2) of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) at WHO in Geneva, and the WHO Research Ethics Review Committee, Geneva, Switzerland. The study was approved by the respective ethical committees of Burkina Faso (Comité d’éthique pour la recherche en santé - Ministère de la santé & Ministère de l’enseignement supérieur, de la recherche scientifique et de l’innovation; reference number: 2016–02-019) and of the DRC (Comité d’éthique - Ministère de l’enseignement supérieur et universitaire, Université de Kinshasa, Ecole de santé publique; reference number: ESP/CE/039b/2016). Adult participants gave their written informed consent. Non-adult participants gave their written informed assent and their respective parents or guardians gave written informed consent.
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