Mpachika-Mfipa, Felistas
Kululanga, Lucy Ida
Kazembe, Abigail
Mfipa, Dumisani
Article History
Received: 31 January 2022
Revised: 30 September 2022
Accepted: 4 October 2022
First Online: 26 October 2022
Declarations
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: The research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and an ethical approval was obtained from the Malawi College of Medicine [now Kamuzu University of Health Sciences – KUHeS] Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC) - Approval No. P.04/19/2646. The informed consent for participants who could not read and write was approved by COMREC together with the main study protocol. All participants provided written informed consent - Literate participants read and signed the informed consent form whereas those who could not read and write had the informed consent read to them and marked with a thumb print as evidence of consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.