Paulsen, Cecilie Bøge http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6422-7667
Nielsen, Birgitte Bruun
Msemo, Omari Abdul
Møller, Sofie Lykke
Ekmann, Josephine Roth
Theander, Thor Grundtvig
Bygbjerg, Ib Christian
Lusingu, John Peter Andrea
Minja, Daniel Thomas Remias
Schmiegelow, Christentze
Funding for this research was provided by:
Danish Council for Strategic Research (1309-00003B)
Article History
Received: 3 November 2018
Accepted: 10 April 2019
First Online: 23 April 2019
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Medical Research Coordinating Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (reference number NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/1717). All study participants gave written informed consent (or thumbprints from illiterate women) before enrolment. All study participants were given unique identification numbers to ensure anonymity, and only authorized personnel had access to the data. All project activities were conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were assisted by the project in obtaining the best local medical care available if a disease was diagnosed during the study period.
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