Funding for this research was provided by:
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (642571)
Article History
Accepted: 13 December 2021
First Online: 17 January 2022
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the University of Birmingham (ERN_18-0083; ERN_17-1715; ERN_17-1715A), Queen’s University (6019042) and the Congolese National Committee of Health Ethics (CNES 001/DP-SK/119PM/2018). Local research clearance was requested in each district's regional administrative centre.
: Verbal informed consent was obtained and recorded prior to the interview from all participants and children’s legal guardians.
: The authors declare no competing interests.