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Warsi, Sahil
Elsey, Helen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-0581
Boeckmann, Melanie
Noor, Maryam
Khan, Amina
Barua, Deepa
Nasreen, Shammi
Huque, Samina
Huque, Rumana
Khanal, Sudeepa
Shrestha, Prabin
Newell, James
Dogar, Omara
Siddiqi, Kamran
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (680995)
Article History
Received: 9 March 2018
Accepted: 15 January 2019
First Online: 25 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration (1964, revised 2013), and received ethical approval from the University of Leeds School of Medicine and Research Ethics Committee (SoMREC), Ref no: MREC 15–063. The study obtained ethical approval in all three countries where the study took place, from Nepal Health Research Council, Bangladesh Medical Research Council and the National BioEthics Committee Pakistan. All research participants provided written consent, and we have ensured confidentiality throughout the research and analysis process. Participants were provided with refreshments during interviews and focus groups and travel reimbursed, but no financial incentives were given.
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