Maluka, Stephen
Chitama, Dereck
Dungumaro, Esther
Masawe, Crecensia
Rao, Krishna
Shroff, Zubin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Article History
Received: 17 January 2018
Accepted: 3 August 2018
First Online: 5 October 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by both the Ethical Review Committee of the National Institute of Medical Research in Tanzania (NIMR) and the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of the WHO. All study participants were informed of their rights and risks of participating in the study. Oral consent was obtained from all those who participated in interviews. Throughout this study, privacy and confidentiality were emphasized. All data were treated as confidential and presented only in aggregate form or anonymized. No personal identifying details of any participant were linked with the information provided by them. Access to data was limited to interviewers and the core project members.
: Not applicable.
: Zubin Shroff is a staff member of WHO. He is responsible for the views expressed in this article, which do not necessarily represent the views, decisions, or policies of WHO. Other authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.