Sesay, Abu Dim Din
Koroma, Amie Lompri
van der Kwaak, Anke
Seguin, Enya
Kanu, Alhassan
Falama, Abdul Mac
Bakker, Mirjam I.
de Vries, Irene
Article History
Received: 20 May 2025
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 27 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from KIT Royal Tropical Institute Research Ethics Committee (reference S-208) and the Sierra Leone Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (reference 001/06/2023). All participants provided informed consent after receiving clear information about the study’s purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits, and were assured of their right to withdraw at any time without consequence. The study was conducted in full accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and all relevant national and institutional guidelines for research involving human participants.
: Participants provided consent for the publication of findings.
: The authors declare no competing interests.