Kayange, Neema M.
Mazuguni, Nicholaus
Hokororo, Adolfine
Muiruri, Charles
Reis, Karl
Kidenya, Benson R.
Mazigo, Humphrey D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (D43TW010138)
Article History
Received: 16 January 2020
Accepted: 23 June 2020
First Online: 6 July 2020
Competing interest
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Joint Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences/Bugando Medical Centre (CUHAS, Research Clearance Certificate No: (CREC/121/2016) of Tanzania. Permission also was obtained from Ilemela District commissions and the headmasters of Kayange, Sangabuye, and Kabangaja schools. All parents/guardians of the participants were informed in Kiswahili about the study. Written informed consent and assent were obtained. All participants found to have <i>S. mansoni</i> infection, malaria, and/or UTI were treated according to the National guideline [40].
: Permission to publish was obtained from ethical clearance committee, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, certificate number CREC/121/2016.