Isangula, Kahabi
Pallangyo, Eunice S.
Mbekenga, Columba
Ndirangu-Mugo, Eunice
Shumba, Constance
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Research Council, Aga Khan University, East Africa
Article History
Received: 2 June 2022
Accepted: 23 August 2022
First Online: 5 September 2022
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Likewise, the protocol was approved by the National Health Research Ethics Sub-Committee (NatHREC) of the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (Ethics Clearance Certificate No: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3906). At the regional level, permission to conduct the study was granted by the Regional Medical Office of Shinyanga and the Municipal Medical Office in Shinyanga. At the health facility level where nurses and clients were accessed from, verbal approvals were sought from and granted by the managers of the selected facilities after providing letters from the district medical officers and copies of ethical clearance. Informed verbal consent was obtained from all participants before participation The informed verbal consent was approved by an NIMR Ethics committee and was recorded as part of the interview transcript. We opted for informed verbal consent because it was deemed sufficient as the study did not directly or indirectly expose nurses and clients to any form of diagnosis or treatment. As safeguards, all participant responses were made confidential, and data analysis and reporting were conducted at an aggregated level within Shinyanga Region. Also, all data gathered were not used for purposes other than the present research. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, face masks, sanitizers and social distancing were observed to mitigate infection transmission during fieldwork activities.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.