Gooden, Tiffany E.
Mkhoi, Mkhoi L.
Mdoe, Mwajuma
Mwalukunga, Lusajo J.
Senkoro, Elizabeth
Kibusi, Stephen M.
Thomas, G Neil
Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah
Manaseki-Holland, Semira
Greenfield, Sheila
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Birmingham
Article History
Received: 23 June 2023
Accepted: 26 October 2023
First Online: 13 November 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was received by the Institutional Research Review Ethics Committee at the University of Dodoma (reference number MA.84/261/02/07). Before each interview commenced, participants were briefed on the aim of the study, the benefits and risks of their participation, the voluntary nature of the interview and terms for anonymity and withdrawal. All participants provided written informed consent to take part and provided further verbal informed consent prior to starting the audio recorder. Participants were given sufficient time to review the participant information sheet and ask any questions before providing informed consent. Interviewers read the participant information sheet and consent form out loud to illiterate participants prior to obtaining written informed consent by thumbprint. All participants were financially compensated (2 USD and 10 USD in Tanzanian Shillings equivalent to PLWH and HCPs, respectively). All audio recordings were deleted from the encrypted voice recorder following transcription of each interview, all of which were made anonymous at the time of transcription and stored on a shared University drive with access permitted to only the research assistants (MM and LJM), the lead author (TEG) and senior author (SG). The excel spreadsheet used to organise the codes from the interviews was stored in the same University drive. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.