Lita, Emmanuel P.
Mkupasi, Ernatus M.
Ochi, Erneo B.
Misinzo, Gerald
Heerden, Henriette van
Katani, Robab
Godfroid, Jacques
Mathew, Coletha
Article History
Received: 19 March 2025
Accepted: 10 July 2026
First Online: 19 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participants: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Sokoine University of Agriculture under reference number (DPRTC/R/186/16) and the NIMR reference number NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/4362. Permission to conduct the study in the selected districts was obtained from the National (AB. 307/323/01/196), regional (AB. 175/245/01/4), and local government authorities (MVDC/D.30/15/15VOL VII/187) in Morogoro. Written informed consent was obtained from each study participant prior to data collection. Confidentiality and identity protection were ensured throughout the analysis and interpretation of the study findings.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.