Cohen, D. B.
Phiri, M.
Banda, H.
Squire, S. B.
Namakhoma, I.
Desmond, N.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (097466/B/11/Z)
Article History
Received: 16 February 2018
Accepted: 4 September 2018
First Online: 17 September 2018
Authors’ information
: DBC is a UK trained physician with years of clinical experience in Malawi and was the primary investigator on the TB-RROC trial. She therefore had personal relationships with a number of the study participants. MP is a Malawian born social scientist; he had no involvement in the main TB-RROC trial. SBS is a senior clinician and researcher; he has worked in applied health research in Malawi for many years, and was the overall supervisor of the TB-RROC Study. Other members of the team had no involvement in the trial. HB is a Malawi-trained clinician and experienced researcher in applied health research. ND is a British medical anthropologist with extensive experience in Tanzania and Malawi in social science research. IN is a Malawian senior researcher in social science.
: The study had ethical approval from The Malawi College of Medicine and The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. All participants provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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