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Authors
Bolo, Alex
Ochira, Patrick
Hakim, Avi J.
Katoro, Joel
Bunga, Sudhir
Lako, Richard
Anib, Victoria
Arkangelo, Golda Caesar
Lobojo, Brenda Nyokani
Okiria, Alfred G.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (U2GGH000678)
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Article History
Received: 30 April 2022
Accepted: 3 April 2023
First Online: 14 April 2023
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: The study underwent ethical review and was approved by South Sudan’s Ministry of Health (MOH) institutional review board. In accordance with CDCs human research protection procedures, the project was reviewed and determined to be research and aproved. CDC investigators did not interact with human subjects or access identifiable data or specimens for research purposes. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations (e.g., Declaration of Helsinki).Eligible participants provided informed verbal consent signed electronically by the Coupon Manager. Verbal informed consent was preferable to written informed consent to protect participants’ confidentiality and gain their trust. A copy of the consent form was provided to the participants. To minimize potential risks to children of being mistreated, harassed and expelled from families by parents and caretakers, a waiver of parental permission for children under 16 years to provide their own consent was granted by the Republic of South Sudan, Ministry of Health, Research Ethics Review Borad.
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: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
