Ahmed, Salma A.E. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2510-6384
AbuKoura, Rahaf http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1956-2551
Ahmed, Abd Elhameed
Abdalla, Omama
Hassan, Omnia Kamal
Tom, Ahmed
Eldirdiri, Ahmed
Ismaeil, Drieg
Zainalabdeen, Israa
Nurelhuda, Nazik http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4580-1744
Ahmed, Aljaile
Abdan, Afrah
Dahab, Maysoon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-9705
Abdelmagid, Nada http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4296-7378
Funding for this research was provided by:
United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Article History
Received: 28 May 2022
Accepted: 4 March 2024
First Online: 26 March 2024
Declarations
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: This study was implemented in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Before the data collection, ethical clearance was obtained from Sudan’s National Health Research Ethics Committee based at the Federal MoH (number 9–1–21) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 22794–2). Data collectors approached potential participants and explained study objectives, possible risks and benefits, and their rights before obtaining their written informed consent, including explicit permission to record the interview and publish anonymised quotes from the interview. Participation was strictly voluntary; no financial remuneration was paid to participants, although refreshments and COVID-19 prevention supplies were provided during the focus group discussions. Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants for study participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.