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Article History

Received: 8 August 2021

Accepted: 22 March 2022

First Online: 11 April 2022

Declarations

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: The study protocol has been submitted and approved by the National Committee of Ethics and Health Research (CNERS/Senegal). Committee approved the procedure for verbal consent because there was no risks incurred by the participants (no invasive procedure, no biological sampling, no intervention that could induce harmful side effects). Verbal consent was more adequate because the head of the household could change from one survey to another and participants could refuse to continue the survey at any time.After approbation, study was adopted and distribution started. All households that received LLINs during the distribution campaign were eligible for the study. Prior to the distribution, the project was described to all participants by the community-based agents deployed by the health posts of the included districts and verbal consent was obtained in all households visited. It should be noted that risks incurred by the participants in this study were minimal or non-existent and participation was strictly voluntary.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.