Rafiq, Mohamed Yunus http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6652-6660
Wheatley, Hannah
Mushi, Hildegalda P.
Baynes, Colin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF2009058a)
Comic Relief (112259)
Article History
Received: 5 December 2018
Accepted: 26 September 2019
First Online: 21 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Tanzania National Medical Research Institute/NIMR/HQ/R.8a/VOL.IX/1203, Columbia University Medical Center Protocol AAAF3452 and Ifakara Health Institute/IRB/No.16–2010 and Commission for Science and Technology/COSTECH/No.2014–59-NA-2013-214 have approved this study through their relevant ethical review and protections offices. Depending on the context, researchers administered formal informed consent procedures either orally or written. The verbal consent was approved explicitly by COSTECH’s ethical review procedures; at the beginning of each interview, the researcher read the consent and documented in the interview notes the individual’s consent. Prior to the commencement of the study, researchers were trained on research ethics and methods by Ifakara Health Institute internal staff.
: Researchers informed their subjects that their interviews, both direct quotes or attributions, will be used in publications. Subjects consented by providing a signature and thumbprint. Subjects who were not comfortable with written consent gave verbal consent instead.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. All authors have agreed on the final version of the manuscript.