Birdthistle, Isolde http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-6588
Schaffnit, Susan B.
Kwaro, Daniel
Shahmanesh, Maryam
Ziraba, Abdhalah
Kabiru, Caroline W.
Phillips-Howard, Penelope
Chimbindi, Natsayi
Ondeng’e, Kenneth
Gourlay, Annabelle
Cowan, Frances M.
Hargreaves, James R.
Hensen, Bernadette
Chiyaka, Tarisai
Glynn, Judith R.
Floyd, Sian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1136774)
Article History
Received: 23 May 2018
Accepted: 3 July 2018
First Online: 25 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol, including informed consent and study tools, has been reviewed and approved by the Observational Research Ethics Committee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and committees in each of the host countries, specifically: KEMRI (Gem, Kenya); Amref Health Africa in Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya); University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (South Africa); and Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Participants will be asked for their informed, written consent to participate in all aspects of the study, as will parents/guardians of legal minors under age 18 years.
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