Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere
Article History
Received: 13 April 2021
Accepted: 7 July 2022
First Online: 18 July 2022
Declarations
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: The current paper uses secondary data, and does not require ethical clearance. The generation of the raw data used here obtained ethical clearance was obtained during the initial data collection phase. Ethical clearance for the study was done by the Institution Review Boards from Malawi and USA. These include the National Health Sciences Research Committee in Malawi (NHSRC) and the Institutional Review Boards at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; Atlanta, USA), Columbia University Medical Center and Westat (a statistical survey research organization).Their informed consent was obtained using an electronic tablet, where the participant had to sign or use a fingerprint as a sign of agreement. The respondents were recruited only when they consented to participate in the study.All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations as stipulated by the Helsinki declaration.
: All participants were told that the data will be used for further research in future. Hence, they had to consent to publish, during the consent to participate in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interest.