Majorin, Fiona
Jain, Anika
Haddad, Christine
Zinyandu, Eddington
Gharzeddine, Ghassan
Chitando, Mutsawashe
Maalouf, Aline
Sithole, Ntandoyenkosi
Doumit, Rita
Azzalini, Raissa
Heath, Thomas
Seeley, Janet
White, Sian
Funding for this research was provided by:
ELHRA (51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563, 51563)
Article History
Received: 22 June 2023
Accepted: 25 June 2025
First Online: 19 August 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ethics committee (22586), the Lebanese American University (LAU.SON.RD2.15/Dec/2020) and the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ/A/2652). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Participation in the study was voluntary, and all participants were only enrolled after receiving complete details of the study in their local language and providing informed verbal consent (for phone-based interviews with population members) or informed written consent (for staff interviews). Verbal consent was approved by the ethics committees (LSHTM, LAU and MRCZ) for the phone-based interviews with population members as it was conducted remotely and written consent was not feasible. Verbal consent was recorded on a consent form, filled in by the data collector.
: Not Applicable.
: RA and TH worked within Oxfam and Action Against Hunger respectively and were involved in aspects of the training on the CPT and its implementation. All other authors declare no competing interests.