Kiondo, Kiondo Solomon
Maro, Eusebious
Kiwango, Sophia
Alloyce, Julius Pius
Shayo, Benjamin C.
Mahande, Michael Johnson
Funding for this research was provided by:
DELTAS Africa Initiative (DEL-15-011 to THRiVE-2)
Endulen e.V. of Germany
The Tanzanian Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children
Article History
Received: 28 May 2020
Accepted: 8 September 2020
First Online: 11 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College Research Ethics and Review Committee (CRERC). Permission to conduct the study was obtained from Regional Medical Officer, Bukombe District Medical Officer, wards, villages and the community involved in the study. Participants’ confidentiality were maintained throughout the study period by using identification numbers instead of participant names. Verbal and written consent were also obtained from individual participants before recruitment for a study.For participants aged less than 18 years old and married, parents/guardian provided consent and participant assented to participate in the study. Participation in our study was voluntarily, a participant had a right to withdraw from study at any time without even providing explanation.
: Permission to publish this work in international journals was obtained from the participants; during data collection every participant was informed that study findings will be published to add the body of knowledge on postpartum LARC use.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.