Mapua, Salum Abdallah
Nambunga, Ismail Hassan
Odero, Joel Ouma
Mkandawile, Gustav
Masalu, John Paliga
Kahamba, Najat Feruz
Hape, Emmanuel Elirehema
Matowo, Nancy Stephen
Tripet, Frederic
Okumu, Fredros Oketch
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-002138)
Article History
Received: 25 September 2024
Accepted: 16 December 2024
First Online: 30 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: 19 – 2017 and IHI/IRB/EXT/No: 33—2022) and the Medical Research Coordinating Committee (MRCC) at the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (Protocol ID: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/3494). Written consents were sought from all participants of this study after they had understood the purpose and procedure of the discussions.
: Permission to publish this study was obtained from National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (BD.242/437/01C/78).
: The authors declare no competing interests.