Lakoh, Sulaiman
Williams, Christine Ellen Elleanor
Sevalie, Stephen
Russell, James B.W.
Conteh, Sarah K.
Kanu, Joseph Sam
Barrie, Umu
Deen, Gibrilla F.
Maruta, Anna
Sesay, Daniel
Adekanmbi, Olukemi
Jiba, Darlinda F.
Okeibunor, Joseph Chukwudi
Yendewa, George A.
Firima, Emmanuel
Funding for this research was provided by:
Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative
Article History
Received: 18 August 2022
Accepted: 6 August 2023
First Online: 27 October 2023
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the Sierra Leone Ethics and Scientific Review Committee of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Government of Sierra Leone in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations and declaration of Helsinki (February 11, 2021). Written informed consent was obtained from each participant or their legal guardian (for participants who are incapacitated or unconscious) after the study was explained to them.
: Not applicable.
: E.F. receives his salary from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement (No 801076), through SSPH+ Global PhD Fellowship Programme in Public Health Sciences (GlobalP3HS). G.A.Y. reports salary support from the National Institutes of Health/AIDS Clinical Trials Group under Award Numbers 5UM1AI068636-15, 5UM1AI069501-09 and AI068636(150GYD212), and consultancy fees from Pfizer.All the authors declare that they have no competing interest.