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Article History

Received: 6 July 2024

Accepted: 20 February 2025

First Online: 2 April 2025

Declarations

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: The Ethics Review Committee of Ardhi University, Tanzania Ref approved this study. No HD/T.1549/2020. Ardhi University has been mandated to issue research and ethics clearance to its staff and students on behalf of the Government of Tanzania and the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). Participants in this study were requested to participate verbally and in writing. The collected data was treated confidentially and was used by the research team only. The privacy of the participants in this study was also upheld. The research was done in compliance with the Helinski Declaration where the participants wellbeing, integrity, dignity, autonomy, privacy and confidentiality of their personal information were preserved, besides best interest and rights have been highly valued and protected; thorough evaluation has been done throughout the process; ethical standards were in check; the environment has been preserved by minimizing the use of papers. Further, the research was conducted with skilled and qualified persons, people living with disability and people from hard-to-reach communities were prioritised in the study, participants’ free and informed consents were obtained, relevant literature and information from skilled key informants were collected and documented, no risks or burdens were encountered.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.