Kostandova, Natalya
OKeeffe, Jennifer
Mahieu, Audrey
Ali, Blaise Bienvenu
Mulamba, Christian
Somsé, Pierre
Bingou IV, Odilon Guesset
Dackpa, Sebastien
Mbonimpa, Gerard
Fikiri, Thierry
Fast, Larissa
Rubenstein, Leonard
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office
Article History
Received: 23 February 2025
Accepted: 8 July 2025
First Online: 5 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board Office at Johns Hopkins University (Determination notice FWA #00000287), the Commission d’éthique Universitaire at the University of Geneva (CUREG.202101.11), and the Comité Ethique et Scientifique at the University of Bangui, Central African Republic (N°27/UB/FACSS/IPC/CES/021). The study received Quitus statistique from the Comité Technique de Programmation des Activités Statistiques in Central African Republic (N°0377/2022/MEPC/DIRCAB/ICASEES/DMNER). All interview participants provided verbal or written informed consent to participate in the interviews and in the study. Some participants refused to be recorded but agreed to be interviewed.
: All authors consented to publication. Individuals participating in interviews provided agreement for the information they provided to be used in publication as long as their data remained anonymous. No individually identifying information is presented in this publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.