Chamdimba, Elita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8872-6820
Kabiru, Caroline W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-9839
Ushie, Boniface Ayanbekongshie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6579-6327
Munthali, Alister https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3495-3446
Thakwalakwa, Chrissie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-1199
Ajayi, Anthony Idowu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-3972
Funding for this research was provided by:
Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete (Sida Contribution No. 12103)
International Development Research Centre (Grant No. 109813 – 001)
Article History
Received: 29 June 2022
Accepted: 26 July 2023
First Online: 6 August 2023
Declarations
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: The University of Malawi Research Ethics Committee (UNIMAREC) approved this study (Protocol number: P.12/20/42). Research assistants were trained in research ethics before fieldwork. Voluntary informed consent was sought from all participants. For unmarried minors, consent from parents and guardians was obtained while the minors provided their assent. We anonymized all the data to protect participants’ privacy and confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: None to declare.