Kalter, Henry D. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-2393
Koffi, Alain K.
Perin, Jamie
Kamwe, Mlemba A.
Black, Robert E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1096225)
Article History
Received: 20 April 2022
Accepted: 31 October 2023
First Online: 11 December 2023
Declarations
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: The VASA study was approved by the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2550), the Zanzibar Medical Research and Ethics Committee (Protocol No. ZAMREC/0001/July/17), and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board (IRB No: 7820/CR600). Due to the high level of illiteracy among the study population, all respondents provided verbal informed consent prior to being interviewed. The respondent made their mark on the consent form to indicate their willingness to be interviewed, and the interviewer signed the form to document that the consent process was conducted and as witness to the respondent’s agreement to participate. The consent process was approved by the three ethics committees.
: Not applicable.
: None declared.