Funding for this research was provided by:
This research was funded by UK International Development of the British Government (PO 8613) through the EQUAL research program consortium and by the International Rescue Committee Private Donor.
Article History
Received: 25 February 2026
Accepted: 13 May 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the International Rescue Committee Institutional Review Board (protocol H 1.00.065) and the Somalia National Institute of Health and Ministry of Health (approval NIH/IRB/15/JUNE/2024).
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.