Jumbam, Desmond T. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3062-2519
Menon, Gopal
Lama, Tenzing N.
Lodge II, William
Maongezi, Sarah
Kapologwe, Ntuli A.
Citron, Isabelle
Barash, David
Varallo, John
Barringer, Erin
Cainer, Monica
Ulisubisya, Mpoki
Alidina, Shehnaz
Nguhuni, Boniface
Funding for this research was provided by:
GE Foundation (5R18HS024235-02)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2019
Accepted: 20 July 2020
First Online: 8 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was reviewed and approved by Harvard Medical School in the USA and the National Institute for Medical Research (Ref. NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2515) in Tanzania. The study was also approved and endorsed by regional medical officers and district medical officers of all the regions and districts in which the study was conducted. Hospital administrators and staff were also briefed on the study and offered support to the data collectors during the study period.
: No individual person’s data is presented in this article. In accordance with Tanzanian law, permission to publish this manuscript was sought and obtained from the National Institute for Medical Research (Ref: NIMR/HQ/P.12 VOL XXIX/43).
: David Barash is employed by GE Foundation which funded this study. The other authors have no competing interests to declare.