Hayuma, Paul M.
Wang, Christian W.
Liheluka, Edwin
Baraka, Vito
Madebe, Rashid A.
Minja, Daniel T. R.
Misinzo, Gerald
Alifrangis, Michael
Lusingu, John P. A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (TMA 2015 SF-998)
Article History
Received: 29 March 2021
Accepted: 13 October 2021
First Online: 29 October 2021
Declarations
: The finding and conclusion presented in this report are those of the authors based on the data presented which was part of the main ongoing MaReCa Project in north-eastern Tanzania.
: The study received ethical approval certificate from the Medical Research Coordinating Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR-MRCC), Tanzania, with reference number NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/2804. The study was also approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) with reference number SUA/ADM/R.1/8/232. Prior to data collection, sensitization meetings were held with potential study participants in the respective study communities. The study objectives were explained to participants in Kiswahili, a language understood by the parents and guardians with emphasis laid upon voluntary participation. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from each study participant or their parents/guardians.
: This manuscript is published with permission from the Director General of the National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.