Machongo, Redson Biswick
Mipando, Alinane Linda Nyondo
Article History
Received: 5 May 2022
Accepted: 29 July 2022
First Online: 3 August 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from Malawi’s College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC- Number P.01/20/2922) before commencing the study. We carried out this study in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations from the COMREC. The Hospital Director provided Institutional support for the study. We obtained written informed consent from each participant before any study procedures. All participants provided written consent for those who could not write a thump print was used. Participants were assured that their participation in the study will not affect their child care in the ward. We maintained participants’ confidentiality, anonymity, and privacy by holding interviews in a private and quiet space. We used codes instead of participants’ names in the study summaries. All audios and transcripts were saved in a password-protected computer with limited access to the researchers.
: Not applicable.
: The author declares that they have no competing interests.