Angelo, Teckla http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4400-7186
Kinung’hi, Safari M.
Buza, Jorum
Mwanga, Joseph R.
Kariuki, Henry Curtis
Wilson, Shona
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Royal Society (AA130107)
Article History
Received: 12 June 2018
Accepted: 23 May 2019
First Online: 7 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Medical Research Coordination Committee (MRCC) of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania ethics clearance certificate no. NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2107) and the University of Cambridge Human Biology Research Ethics Committee (HBREC.2015.28).The study used SSI and FGD topic guides and results were confidentially stored. Study Participation was voluntary and participants were able to withdraw at any time. Study objectives, data collection procedures, potential risks and benefits were explained to participants, local leaders, school administrations before administering interviews and discussions. Participants were guaranteed confidentiality of information obtained from them. Both written and verbal informed consent for participation were provided, some participants were unable to read and write a verbal informed consent was given while others had to sign or have thumb print on written informed consent forms. For children participants only children with assent and parental consent were eligible for the study.
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: Co-author SMK is a member of the Editorial Board of BMC Public Health.