Edward, Anbrasi
Kagaruki, Gibson B.
Manase, Frank
Appel, Lawrence J.
Matsushita, Kunihiro
Article History
Received: 21 October 2021
Accepted: 4 May 2022
First Online: 31 May 2022
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board (#9856) and by the National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania (#R.8c/Vol 1.1/751) and all activities were conducted in compliance to the ethical protocols. Written informed consent was obtained from the health providers and supervisors, and verbal informed consent from the patients who were 30 years or older. Based on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board (#9856) and the National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania (#R.8c/Vol 1.1/751) IRB approval, we were not required to obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian for adults aged 30+ who were included in this research. Both research institutions; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board and the National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania, approved informed verbal consent for illiterate participants who were 30 years or above. All research methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations for the Tanzania and Johns Hopkins IRB<b>.</b>
: Not applicable
: AE, FM, GB, KM, and LA were partially funded by the Resolve to Save Lives Grant. The authors declare that they have no competing interests.