Wu, Lindsey
Mwesigwa, Julia
Affara, Muna
Bah, Mamadou
Correa, Simon
Hall, Tom
Singh, Susheel K.
Beeson, James G.
Tetteh, Kevin K. A.
Kleinschmidt, Immo
D’Alessandro, Umberto
Drakeley, Chris
Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Medical Research Council (LSHTM PhD Studentship Doctoral Training Programme)
Article History
Received: 15 April 2020
Accepted: 30 July 2020
First Online: 25 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by The Gambia Government/MRC Joint Ethics Committee (SCC1318). Verbal consent was first obtained at village sensitisation meetings, followed by individual written informed consent for all participants. Parents/guardians provided written consent for children less than 17 years, and assent was obtained from children between 12 and 17 years.
: Not applicable
: All authors declare no competing interests.