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Authors
Fakih, Bakar S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-2499
Holzschuh, Aurel
Ross, Amanda
Stuck, Logan
Abdul, Ramadhan
Al-Mafazy, Abdul-Wahid H.
Irema, Imani
Mbena, Abdallah
Thawer, Sumaiyya G.
Shija, Shija J.
Aliy, Safia M.
Ali, Abdullah
Fink, Günther
Yukich, Joshua
Hetzel, Manuel W.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
The stipend commission of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
University of Basel
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Article History
Received: 11 April 2023
Accepted: 11 August 2023
First Online: 28 August 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for the initial data collection was obtained from the Ethics Commission of Northwest and Central Switzerland (EKNZ Reg–2017–00162), Tulane University (Study Number: 993573), Ifakara Health Institute IRB (IHI/IRB/No: 003-2017), and the Zanzibar Medical Research and Ethics Committee (ZAMREC/0001/February/17). Administrative permission was obtained in all study districts and sensitization meetings were done with community leaders (<i>Shehas</i>) in the study areas. Written informed consent was obtained from all participating individuals or adult caregivers of children prior to an interview and collection of blood samples. Assent was obtained from minors prior to collecting a blood sample. All personal data were anonymized by giving the participants unique software computer generated IDs and omitting all personal identifiers in the analysis databases.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
