Mwale, Daniel
Manda-Taylor, Lucinda
Langton, Josephine
Likumbo, Alice
van Hensbroek, Michael Boele
Calis, Job
Janssens, Wendy
Pell, Christopher
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Funding for this research was provided by:
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA, RIA20201-3294 - IMPALA)
Article History
Received: 23 November 2023
Accepted: 26 April 2024
First Online: 7 May 2024
Declarations
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: The University of Malawi’s College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC) granted ethical approval for the research (P.01/22/3552) on 6th October 2022. All methods followed the Declaration of Helsinki and COMREC guidelines on Health Research. Permission was obtained from the Zomba Central Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from caregivers (mothers/grandmothers of critically ill children) and healthcare providers with a signature or thumbprint. Participants were informed that confidentiality would be maintained, no personal details would be divulged, their involvement was voluntary and that withdrawal was permitted at any time and without consequence.
: All authors warrant that the article is the authors’ original work, has not received prior publication and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. I hereby provide consent for the publication of the manuscript detailed above, including any accompanying images or data contained within the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.