Ng’wamkai, Gilbert
Msigwa, Kalista V.
Chengula, Damas
Mgaya, Frank
Chuma, Clotilda
Msemwa, Betrand
Silago, Vitus
Majigo, Mtebe
Mshana, Stephen E.
Mirambo, Mariam M. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-3079
Article History
Received: 5 January 2019
Accepted: 22 October 2019
First Online: 29 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Prior to the study, official approval to conduct the study was sought from the joint Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences /Bugando Medical Centre research ethics and review committee with ethical clearance number CREC/274/2018 and permission to conduct the study was sought from District Medical Officers and clinicians stationed at participating district hospitals and health center. Before being enrolled in the study participants were given explanations about the study aims and for those who were opted to participate were asked to give a written informed consent; for those under 18 years were asked to give written assent and also the parents/guardians provided written consent. For illiterate women, the consent information sheet was loudly explained in Swahili and participants were required to thumb print on the consent form to signify their acceptance to participate. The participants found to have active infection were counseled and linked to the institution that can take care of the infection.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.