Luetke Lanfer, Hanna
Anderson, Elizabeth
Bah, Fatmata
Krawiec, Sarah
Rossmann, Constanze
Vines, Anna
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Bielefeld
Article History
Received: 10 February 2025
Accepted: 12 June 2025
First Online: 20 June 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research project was granted ethical clearance by the ethical board of the Sierra Leone Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (No. 14.08.2021). Prospective participants from all samples received an information sheet, detailing their role, rights, type of data collection, data protection, and a consent form. Informed consent was obtained from all research participants. Invitations to attend any of the study components were extended to participants solely upon receipt of their signed consent forms. All our procedures have been performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: Written consent for publication was obtained from all study participants.