K’Oloo, Alloys
Godfrey, Evance
Koivu, Annariina M.
Barsosio, Hellen C.
Manji, Karim
Ndesangia, Veneranda
Omiti, Fredrick
Khery, Mohamed Bakari
Ondieki, Everlyne D.
Kariuki, Simon
ter Kuile, Feiko O.
Chico, R. Matthew
Klein, Nigel
Heimonen, Otto
Ashorn, Per
Ashorn, Ulla
Näsänen-Gilmore, Pieta http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-4126
Funding for this research was provided by:
Children's Investment Fund Foundation (1808-02973)
Tampere University including Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Article History
Received: 3 February 2022
Accepted: 25 April 2023
First Online: 10 May 2023
Declarations
:
: The study was approved the Ethical Committee of Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Institution Review Board (IRB) and the National Institute of Research (NIMR). In Kenya, approval was obtained from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital Ethics and Review Committee (JOOTRH-IERC). The methods of this study followed the guidelines and the regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki. No individual consent were sought, since investigators only studied data obtained from hospital registries and no data on personal identifiers were collected. This practice was approved by institutional review boards at both countries: in Tanzania by Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Institution Review Board (IRB) and the National Institute of Research (NIMR) and in Kenya by Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital Ethics and Review Committee (JOOTRH-IERC).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.