Katusi, Godfrey C.
Makayula, Samwely M.
Govella, Nicodem J.
Mnyone, Ladslaus L.
Hill, Sharon R.
Ignell, Rickard
Funding for this research was provided by:
Vetenskapsrådet (2017-05536)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Article History
Received: 10 May 2022
Accepted: 29 December 2022
First Online: 6 January 2023
Declarations
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: Written and signed consent was obtained from each household head in order to enroll his/her household in the study and access their private land. All volunteers were provided with consent forms, translated to local language (Kiswahili), to fill out before the study began. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Ifakara Health Institute (Ref. IHI/IRB/EXT/No: 23—2019) and the Medical Research Coordination Committee at the National Institute for Medical Research (Ref. NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/3085). The research team conducted meetings with local government administration officers and village leaders before the study was initiated in Sagamaganga. In these meetings, the objectives of the study, methods, and duration were discussed, and the staff of the study was introduced to the public.
: Permission to publish this work was also obtained from NIMR (Ref: NIMR/HQ/P.12 VOL XXXIV/68).
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.