Mazigo, Humphrey D.
Amuasi, John H.
Osei, Isaac
Kinung’hi, Safari M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Article History
Received: 1 May 2018
Accepted: 21 June 2018
First Online: 6 July 2018
Ethical approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the joint Ethical and Review Committee of Bugando Medical Centre and Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CREC/200/2017). The study received further clearance from the region, district administrative authorities and village authorities. Kiswahili translated informed consent forms were used to obtain consent from study participants. Before recruiting study participants, CHW describes the objective of the study to participants, the benefits and any involve risk for them to participate in the study. For illiterate participants, a thumb print was used to sign the consent forms after a clear description of the study objectives was given to participants. The trial is number PACTR201804003343404 registered at Pan African Clinical Trial Registry.
: Further permission was requested from study participants and CHW to include their pictures/images during publication of the study findings. All pictures present in this methodology section of the study have received permission from all the study participants and the CHW involved in the study.
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