Steyn, Petrus S.
Cordero, Joanna Paula
Nai, Dela
Shamba, Donat
Fuseini, Kamil
Mrema, Sigilbert
Habib, Ndema
Nguyen, My Huong
Kiarie, James
Article History
Received: 10 January 2022
Accepted: 25 August 2022
First Online: 28 September 2022
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the Research Project Review Panel, the (RP2), the scientific review panel in the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research in WHO, as well as the WHO Ethics Review Committee (ERC) as a master protocol (A 658996), as well as two context-specific protocols (A 658996_Ghana and A 658996_Tanzania). The protocol is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials registry (ACTRN12619000378123). Local context-specific protocols were approved in the country and institutional Ethics research bodies. In Ghana, the protocol was approved by the Ghana Health Service ERC (GHS-ERC:009/08/17). The Population Council Institutional Review Board waived the review of the protocol based on WHO ERC approval. The Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service also provided administrative approvals for the study. Permission was also sought from leaders of intervention communities. In Tanzania, the protocol was approved by Ifakara Health Institute – Institutional Review Board, Mbeya Medical Research and Ethics Review Committee Secretariat and Medical Research Coordinating Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research with approval number IHI/IRB/No:18–2017, Ref No. GB.152/377/01/214a and NMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2668 respectively. The study also received a commitment letter with reference number Na. AB.307/323/01 from the Ministry of President Office Regional Administration and Local Government to implement the study in the local communities of Mbeya and Iringa regions.The facility audit was conducted by telephone or in person at the facility and data were obtained from the person in charge of family planning services and facility documentation. It was not required to obtain consent before conducting interviews.
: Not applicable.
: The authors did not declare any competing interests.