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Factors involved in the recruitment and retention of voluntary blood donors in South Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo), results from a qualitative study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00420-0

Published Online: 2025-01-28

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Authors

Mbaka Ngunza, Susanne

Aujoulat, Isabelle
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This research has not received any funding apart from the doctoral research grant from UCLouvain (Coppération au Développement). (Université Catholique de Louvain)
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Article History

Received: 12 February 2024

Accepted: 20 January 2025

First Online: 28 January 2025

Declarations

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: This research was approved by the Provincial Directorate of South Kivu of the National Health Ethics Committee (reference: n° CNES 001/DPSK/113PP/2018) and by the Hospital-Faculty Ethics Committee of the Catholic University of Louvain and the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (reference: 2019/15JAN/001) for the period 2018 to 2020. We confirm that the recruitment and collection of consent from participants in all interviews has been carried out by the relevant guidelines and regulations set out in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments or comparable ethical standards.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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