Ngufor, Corine
Fagbohoun, Josias
Fongnikin, Augustin
Ahoga, Juniace
Syme, Thomas
Ahogni, Idelphonse
Accrombessi, Manfred
Protopopoff, Natacha
Cook, Jackie
Dangbenon, Edouard
Sovi, Arthur
Baes, Marie
Pigeon, Olivier
Todjinou, Damien
Govoetchan, Renaud
Padonou, Germain Gil
Akogbeto, Martin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Unitaid
Article History
Received: 22 July 2024
Accepted: 22 September 2024
First Online: 7 October 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the ethics review boards of the Ministry of Health in Benin (N°6/30/MS/DC/DRFMT/CNERS/SA), the institutional review board of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (N°16,237), and the WHO Research Ethics Review Committee (ERC.0003153). The cRCT is registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03931473) and the study protocol was published before the start of the trial [ ]. Heads of households selected for the durability study gave informed consent prior to their participation. The consent form was written in French and explained to them in their local language. Where the individual was unable to read or write, their fingerprint was taken, and a signature obtained from a witness to the informed consent procedure. All personal data was anonymised prior to data processing. Approval for use of guinea pigs for tunnel tests was obtained from the LSHTM Animal Welfare Ethics Review Board (Ref: 2020-01). The methods described in this paper were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.