Elsey, Helen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-0581
Al Azdi, Zunayed
Regmi, Shophika
Baral, Sushil
Fatima, Razia
Fieroze, Fariza
Huque, Rumana
Karki, Jiban
Khan, Dost Mohammad
Khan, Amina
Khan, Zohaib
Li, Jinshuo
Noor, Maryam
Arjyal, Abriti
Shrestha, Prabin
Ullah, Safat
Siddiqi, Kamran
Funding for this research was provided by:
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (680995)
Article History
Received: 27 September 2021
Accepted: 22 March 2022
First Online: 18 April 2022
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration (1964, revised 2013), and received ethical approval from the University of Leeds School of Medicine and Research Ethics Committee (SoMREC), Ref no. MREC 15-063. The study obtained ethical approval in all three countries where the study took place, from Nepal Health Research Council, Bangladesh Medical Research Council and the National BioEthics Committee Pakistan. All research participants provided written consent, and we have ensured confidentiality throughout the research and analysis process. Participants were provided with refreshments during interviews and focus groups, and travel was reimbursed, but no financial incentives were given.
: All participants provided consent for their anonymized data to be published. All data in this paper have been anonymized accordingly.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.