Mkwashapi, Denna
Renju, Jenny
Mahande, Michael
Wringe, Alison
Changalucha, John
Urassa, Mark
Todd, Jim
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (107742/Z/15/Z, 107742/Z/15/Z, 107742/Z/15/Z, 107742/Z/15/Z, 107742/Z/15/Z, 107742/Z/15/Z, 107742/Z/15/Z)
Article History
Received: 17 July 2023
Accepted: 9 October 2023
First Online: 16 October 2023
Declarations
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: Each study participant was asked to provide written informed consent for participation and publication. Women who were aged less than 18 years provided assent, and their parents and/or caregivers provided consent on their behalf. Ethical approvals for the parent study were sought and obtained from the Lake Zone Institutional Review Board (MR/53/100/22) and National Health Research Ethics Review Committee (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol IX/1489. Ethical approval for the doctoral degree research study was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College of the Tumaini University of Tanzania (certificate number 2440).
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.