Bärnighausen, Kate
Kagone, Moubassira
Herrmann, Alina
Compoaré, Guillaume
Gansane, Adama
Debe, Siaka
Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo
Laurent, Jose Guillermo Cedeno
Barteit, Sandra
Maggioni, Martina Anna
Sorgho, Raissa
Bärnighausen, Till
Sié, Ali
Bunker, Aditi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg der Universität Heidelberg
Article History
Received: 9 November 2023
Accepted: 30 June 2025
First Online: 27 August 2025
Declarations
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: Our research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University [S-293/2019] and by the Ethics Committee of the Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN) [Number: 2020-3-039]. Before FGDs took place participants were given a participant information sheet to read or were read the information sheet which detailed the purpose of the study and our intentions for the outcomes of the research. Once the information sheet had been read, we then obtained written informed consent from all participants. ‘Written’ refers to a thumb print or a signature.
: All authors provide consent for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.