Chan, Ving Fai
Yard, Elodie
Mashayo, Eden
Mulewa, Damaris
Drake, Lesley
Omar, Fatma
Funding for this research was provided by:
United States Agency for International Development (PGRD-15-0003-008)
Wellcome Trust (R2806CPH)
Article History
Received: 28 March 2023
Accepted: 12 December 2023
First Online: 14 December 2023
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Zanzibar Medical Research and Ethics Committee (ZAMREC/0001/January/17). Written informed consent was obtained from the respondents before they participated in the study. Guidance provided by the Declaration of Helsinki was followed throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: The study was a collaborative project between the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, Brien Holden Vision Institute Foundation Africa Trust and Partnership for Child Development. FO and VFC were the principal investigators and co-principal investigators of the study. VFC and EM were employees at the Brien Holden Vision Institute Foundation Africa Trust throughout the study’s conception, implementation, and completion. Other authors declare that they do not have any type of competing interest.