Isangula, Kahabi
Ngadaya, Esther
Manu, Alexander
Mmweteni, Mary
Philbert, Doreen
Burengelo, Dorica
Kagaruki, Gibson
Senkoro, Mbazi
Kimaro, Godfather
Kahwa, Amos
Mazige, Fikiri
Bundala, Felix
Iriya, Nemes
Donard, Francis
Kitinya, Caritas
Minja, Victor
Nyakairo, Festo
Gupta, Gagan
Pearson, Luwei
Kim, Minjoon
Mfinanga, Sayoki
Baker, Ulrika
Hailegebriel, Tedbabe Degefie
Article History
Received: 2 June 2022
Accepted: 11 January 2023
First Online: 19 January 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with relevant local guidelines and regulations. The study was approved by National Health Research Ethics Sub-Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (Ethics Clearance Certificate No: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3710). Implementation was made following permission sought from all relevant institutions at the national, regional, district, ward and village authorities including regional medical officers, district medical officers, and managers of health facilities whereby investigators submitted copies of the ethical clearance certificate. Informed verbal consent was obtained from all research participants before participation and recorded as part of the interview transcript and was approved by the National Health Research Ethics Sub-Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania (Ethics Clearance Certificate No: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3710). We opted for informed verbal consent because it was deemed sufficient, as the study did not directly or indirectly expose participants 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 regional and district levels. Also, all data gathered were not used for purposes other than the present research.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.