Nyalile, Kenan B.
Mushi, Emmanuel H. P.
Moshi, Epiphania
Leyaro, Beatrice J.
Msuya, Sia E.
Mbwambo, Orgeness
Funding for this research was provided by:
DELTAS Africa Initiative grant (DEL-15-011, DEL-15-011)
Higher Education Student's Loans Board
Article History
Received: 18 March 2020
Accepted: 23 November 2020
First Online: 2 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) institution ethical review board (Certificate number UG 007). Permission to conduct the study was sought from the District Medical Officer of Moshi municipal. Purpose of the study, benefit, right to refuse participation or leaving the study was explained to each participant before the interviews. The study participants were informed that the data will be kept confidential and only numbers were used in the questionnaires and not personal identifiers. A signed consent was obtained from each participant. In the case of illiterate men, the right thumbprint was used as a signature.
: Not applicable, the manuscript does not contain any individual personal data.
: The authors declared that they have no competing interests.