Ajayi, Anthony Idowu
Chamdimba, Elita
Sawadogo, Nathalie
Gitahi, Nyawira
Tarnagda, Abdoul Moumini
Ilboudo, Abdoul Kader
Munthali, Alister
Thakwalakwa, Chrissie
Otukpa, Emmanuel Oloche
Ushie, Boniface Ayanbekongshie
Kabiru, Caroline W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete (12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103, 12103)
International Development Research Centre (No. 109813 – 001)
Article History
Received: 8 June 2022
Accepted: 23 February 2023
First Online: 7 March 2023
Declarations
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: The University of Malawi Research Ethics Committee (UNIMAREC) and Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health Ethics Committee for Health Research approved the study, and we observed all guidelines for conducting research with human subjects. Research assistants were trained on research ethics before fieldwork. Voluntary informed consent was sought from all participants. For unmarried and pregnant minors, consent from parents and guardians was obtained while the minors themselves provided assent. We anonymized all the data to protect participants’ privacy and confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: All authors have no competing interests to declare.