Hiltensperger, Ramona
Ryan, Grace
Ben-Dor, Inbar Adler
Charles, Ashleigh
Epple, Ellen
Kalha, Jasmine
Korde, Palak
Kotera, Yasuhiro
Mpango, Richard
Moran, Galia
Mueller-Stierlin, Annabel Sandra
Nixdorf, Rebecca
Ramesh, Mary
Shamba, Donat
Slade, Mike
Puschner, Bernd
Nakku, Juliet
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Ulm
Article History
Received: 8 February 2024
Accepted: 14 April 2024
First Online: 18 April 2024
Declarations
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: All studies within the first phase of UPSIDES have been approved by: Ulm University Ethics Commission (Application nr. 195/18), Mengo IRB Uganda (MH: 360; MH/REC/141/8/2018), National Institute for Medical Research Tanzania (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/2982), Institutional Review Board, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania (IHI/IRB/No. 28–2018), Ärztekammer Hamburg, Germany (MC-230/18), Indian Council of Medical Research (Indo-foreign/66/M/2017-NCD-1), Indian Law Society (ILS/37/2018) and Human Subjects Research Committee of Ben-Gurion University (ref: 1621–2). Participants gave informed consent to participate in the study before taking part. Data collection and management took place in strict adherence with EU and national regulations to ensure data safety and participant anonymity. Special care was taken when transferring data between study sites, i. e. only completely anonymised and end-to-end encrypted files were shared among research staff.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.