Roberts, Danielle J.
Matthews, Glenda
Snow, Robert W.
Zewotir, Temesgen
Sartorius, Benn
Article History
Received: 15 August 2019
Accepted: 9 January 2020
First Online: 29 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The protocol for the 2015 KMIS was approved by the Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi Scientific and Ethics Review Committee and ICF International’s Institutional Review Board. The protocol for the 2017 MMIS was approved by the National Health Sciences Research Committee in Malawi and the institutional review board at ICF. The protocol for the 2015-16 TDHS-MIS was approved by institutional review boards of both the Medical Research Council of Tanzania and ICF. The protocol for the 2016 UDHS was reviewed and approved by the ICF Institutional Review Board. Before each interview or biomarker test was conducted, an verbal informed consent statement was read to the respondent, who could either accept or decline to participate. A parent or guardian was required to provide consent prior to participation by a child. These procedures have been reviewed and approved by ICF Institutional Review Board (IRB) [CitationRef removed].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.