Ngwalangwa, Fatsani
Chirambo, Chawanangwa Mahebere
Lindsjö, Cecilia
Dube, Queen
Langton, Josephine
Baker, Tim
Hildenwall, Helena
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medicinska Forskningsrådet (Vetenskapsrådet 348-2014-2791)
Article History
Received: 19 May 2020
Accepted: 20 August 2020
First Online: 4 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval to conduct the study’s both qualitative and quantitative sections was obtained from the College of Medicine Research Ethics Committee (COMREC P.07/18/2446). Permission to conduct the study within the hospital was obtained from the QECH management. To use anonymised data from the paediatric data base, permission was sought from the Head of Department of Paediatrics. Since anonymous data was used for the quantitative section, informed consent was not obtained from individuals as approved by COMREC. Verbal informed consent to participate and record the FGDs were obtained from the study participants. Information on the purpose of the study, use of the data obtained from the discussion and confidentiality was provided during consenting. Participants were given numbers as their identity to use during FGD. Participants could choose to withdraw from the study at any point.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.