Funding for this research was provided by:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (642571)
Article History
Accepted: 5 February 2022
First Online: 18 March 2022
Declarations
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: The authors have no financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: 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), Queen’s University (6019042), and the Congolese National Committee of Health Ethics (CNES001/DP-SK/119PM/2018). Local research clearance was requested in each city districts regional administrative centres.
: Verbal informed consent was obtained and recorded prior to the interview from all participants and children’s legal guardians.