Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Article History
Received: 10 September 2019
Accepted: 22 April 2020
First Online: 6 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance and research permission were obtained from the National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2501) and the Research Ethics Committee of St. Luke’s International University, Japan (17-A003).The participants were informed directly by the researcher and translator about the details of the study, and they signed a consent form before participating in the study. The interviews were conducted in a private room. All information recorded and written in field notes was identified with a number. The identification number and the mother’s name, as well as the mother’s phone number for the follow-up interview were documented as a checklist and were kept strictly in a locked drawer of the research assistant. The recorded data were transcribed as electronic data using a personal computer and were kept and managed using a password. The voice recorder, field notes, and computer used were kept in a private locker for security purposes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. This study was conducted as part of a project of the Asia Africa Midwifery Research Center of St. Luke’s International University in Japan.