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Cisse, Kadari https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0219-0197
Ouedraogo, Henri Gautier https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8566-7530
Ky-zerbo, Odette
Kambire, Dinanibè
Zida, Sylvie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1727-2291
Ki-toe, Célestine
Dioma, Solange
Dahourou, Désiré Lucien https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-4573
Sissoko, Fatou
Yugbare, Alexandre
Ouedraogo, Abdoul Aziz
Ouedraogo, Abdoul Ibrahim
Ouedraogo, Smaila https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-5525
Kouanda, Seni https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-7669
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Article History
Received: 25 May 2024
Accepted: 3 September 2024
First Online: 16 September 2024
Declarations
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: The protocol of this study was approved by the National Ethical Comity for Health Research (Comité d’Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé (CERS)) of Burkina Faso (Deliberation Number 2020-02-029 of February 5, 2020). All participants were given written informed consent before participating in the study. We were aware that for young participants, their parents or legal guardians’ consent was necessary. However, since sex work is stigmatized in Burkina Faso, most parents or legal guardians are not aware that their girls are engaged in female sex work. To guarantee the confidentiality and protect the private life of participants, we did not seek the consent of parents or legal guardians. We explained it in the protocol before submitting it to the National Ethical Committee. We obtained from the National Ethical Committee for Health Research (CERS) of Burkina Faso (Deliberation Number 2020-02-029 of February 5, 2020), a waiver for parental consent for illiterate participants above the age of 16. The National Ethical Committee has recommended the presence of witnesses or legal guardians during the consent process for illiterate participants aged 15 years old. Three participants aged 15 years were recruited. All of them had been to school. Regarding the recommendations of the National Ethical Committee of Burkina Faso, the presence of witnesses or legal guardians was thus not necessary during the consent process for them. All ethical requirements were guaranteed. We obtained ethical approval before starting the data collection.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
