Hakim, Avi J.
Bolo, Alex
Coy, Kelsey C.
Achut, Victoria
Katoro, Joel
Caesar, Golda
Lako, Richard
Taban, Acaga Ismail
Sleeman, Katrina
Wesson, Jennifer
Okiria, Alfred G.
Article History
Received: 10 May 2021
Accepted: 5 January 2022
First Online: 19 January 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the Eagle Survey was obtained from the South Sudan Ministry of Health Ethical Review Board. The protocol was also reviewed by the CDC Center for Global Health Associate Director for Science in accordance with CDC human research protection procedures and was determined to be research, but CDC investigators did not interact with human subjects or have access to identifiable data or specimens for research purposes.. The South Sudan Ministry of Health Ethical Review Board and the CDC Center for Global Health Associate Director for Science approved of the use of verbal informed consent because written consent would be the only identifiable information collected and could pose a risk to participants. A waiver to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of participants under the age of 18 was granted as the risks of participation were minimal and outweighed by the potential risks of disclosure of sex work to parents or guardians. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.