Parveen, Shahana
Nasreen, Sharifa
Allen, Jelena V.
Kamm, Kelly B.
Khan, Shifat
Akter, Shirina
Lopa, Tajnin Marin
Zaman, K.
El Arifeen, Shams
Luby, Stephen P.
Ram, Pavani K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
USAID and MCHIP (Cooperative agreement # GHS-A-00-08-00002-00)
Article History
Received: 16 August 2017
Accepted: 22 March 2018
First Online: 11 April 2018
Authors’ information
: SP is working as Assistant Scientist at Programme for Emerging Infections under Infectious Diseases Division, icddr,b, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She served as qualitative researcher and led several qualitative and mixed method studies including interventions related to hand hygiene and infection control.
: The interviewers read aloud the consent form to potential respondents, explained their voluntary participation in the study, then sought for and obtained written consent (signature or thumb print) when one agreed to take part. The study protocols for Matlab and Habigonj were reviewed and approved by the Ethical Review Committee of icddr,b. The protocol for Habigonj data collection was also approved by the Institutional Review Board of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
: Not applicable.
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