Laar, Matilda E.
Marquis, Grace S.
Lartey, Anna
Gray-Donald, Katherine
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Development Research Center
Department for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada
Article History
Received: 8 July 2016
Accepted: 5 February 2018
First Online: 17 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We obtained ethical clearance from the Ethical Review Board of the McGill University, Canada, the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, University of Ghana, and the Ethical Review Committee of the Ghana Health Service. Officials in the Upper Manya Krobo district (UMKD) health directorate provided written permission to conduct this study.Written informed consent was obtained from all participating community nurses and health volunteers, and parents of participating children.
: Not Applicable.
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