Abas, Amri S.
Simfukwe, Alfred J.
Masalu, John P.
Kahamba, Najat F.
Nambunga, Ismail H.
Msaky, Dickson S.
Limwagu, Alex J.
Kipekepeke, Abdallah R.
Wergin, Carsten
Njalambaha, Rukiyah M.
Kemibala, Elison E.
Seleman, Amour
Mlacha, Yeromin P.
Finda, Marceline
Beisel, Uli
Kimaro, Esther G.
Ngowo, Halfan S.
Okumu, Fredros O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ifakara Health Institute
Volkswagen Foundation (9B366)
Article History
Received: 1 August 2024
Accepted: 17 November 2024
First Online: 18 December 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approvals for this project were obtained from Ifakara Health Institute’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol ID: IHI/IRB/No:39-2023) and the Medical Research Coordinating Committee (MRCC) at the National Institute for Medical Research, in Tanzania (Protocol ID: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/4178). Written consents were sought from all participants of this study, after they had understood the purpose and procedure of the study.
: Permission to publish this study was obtained from National Institute for Medical Research, in Tanzania ref. no. BD.242/437/01C/26.
: The authors declare no competing interests.