Sixpence, Alick
Nkoka, Owen
Chirwa, Gowokani C.
Milanzi, Edith B.
Mangani, Charles
Mathanga, Don P.
Ntenda, Peter A. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2548-3163
Article History
Received: 11 March 2020
Accepted: 17 June 2020
First Online: 24 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The 2017 MMIS data are available for public use upon request from the Measure Demographic and Health Survey (Measure DHS Programme). The 2017 MMIS the survey was implemented by the Malawi National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) while the ICF offered technical assistance through The DHS Programme. The 2017 MMIS received ethical clearance from the Malawi National Health Sciences Research Committee (NHSRC) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of ICF Macro. An IRB of ICF Macro ensured that the 2017 MMIS was conducted in line with the US Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46) [CitationRef removed], while the NHSRC certified that the survey was executed in line with Malawian laws and norms. Furthermore, before the interviews, verbal informed was obtained from the heads of the household to participate in the household questionnaire, and each eligible woman to participate in the women’s questionnaire. Participants were assured that participation in 2017 MMIS was voluntary and that no punishment would be given if they choose not to participate or stop answering questions.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.