Dierickx, Susan
Rahbari, Ladan
Longman, Chia
Jaiteh, Fatou
Coene, Gily
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Global Mind Fund Operational Grant
VLIRUOS
University Foundation Belgium (WI 249)
Belgian Department of Development Cooperation
Article History
Received: 25 April 2018
Accepted: 24 August 2018
First Online: 12 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was received from The Gambia Government/MRC Joint Ethics Committee (SCC1562) and the ethical commissions of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). The interviewer (SD) followed the Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). People were informed about project goals, the topic and type of questions as well as their right to decline participation or to interrupt the conversation at any time. Anonymity was guaranteed and confidentiality assured. If people consented to be interviewed, during each interview participants were asked if they had any questions.
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