Isangula, Kahabi
Pallangyo, Eunice S.
Ndirangu-Mugo, Eunice
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Research Council, Aga Khan University
Article History
Received: 26 November 2022
Accepted: 23 October 2023
First Online: 3 November 2023
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out by relevant guidelines and regulations. The study received ethics clearance from the AKU Ethics Review Committee and The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3906), as well as local approvals from the Regional Medical Officer of Shinyanga and the Municipal Medical Officer in Shinyanga. At the health facility level, verbal approvals were sought from the managers of the selected facilities from where nurses and clients were recruited after providing letters from the district medical officers and copies of ethical clearance. Written informed consent was obtained from participants before participation and verbal consent was recorded as part of the audio transcript. For few patients with low literacy level, consent form was read to them in Swahili (all participants were native Swahili speakers) and verbal consent obtained and recorded as part of audio transcript. The study did not directly or indirectly expose nurses and clients to any diagnosis or treatment. As safeguards, all study responses were kept confidential, and data analysis and reporting were conducted at an aggregated level within the Shinyanga region. Pseudonyms were generated for each participant and used in the presentation of the findings. Further, all data gathered were not used for purposes other than the present research. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, face masks, sanitisers, and social distancing were used to mitigate infection transmission during fieldwork activities.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.