Maluka, Stephen Oswald
Joseph, Chakupewa
Fitzgerald, Sian
Salim, Robert
Kamuzora, Peter
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Development Research Centre (IDRC 108023-001)
Article History
Received: 4 May 2018
Accepted: 18 February 2020
First Online: 24 February 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study got approval from the Ethical Committee of the Medical Research Council of Tanzania (NIMR) No: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/2119. The study was also approved by the Iringa Regional Administrative Secretary. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all prospective respondents and FGD participants. Verbal consent was preferred instead of written consent because in these rural areas the use of official forms such as information sheets and consent forms would be perceived by participants to be threatening. However, the researchers recorded the process of obtaining verbal consent and ensured that this was part of any transcript of the research. Verbal consent was approved by the ethics committee. During the presentation of the findings, no individual identification was attached to the findings. That is to say, all the quotes used to illustrate respondents’ and participants’ views have no personal identifiers.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.