Funding for this research was provided by:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (PO 8610)
Article History
Received: 9 May 2026
Accepted: 4 August 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (Research Protocol: 24 − 013) and the Istanbul University Social and Human Sciences Ethical Committee (2024/157). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants received written and verbal information about the study’s purpose, voluntary nature, confidentiality protections, and the right to withdraw at any time. Written informed consent was obtained prior to data collection.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.