Lenaerts, Evy http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-6320
Mandro, Michel
Mukendi, Deby
Suykerbuyk, Patrick
Dolo, Housseini
Wonya’Rossi, Deogratias
Ngave, Françoise
Ensoy-Musoro, Chellafe
Laudisoit, Anne
Hotterbeekx, An
Colebunders, Robert
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Research Council (671055)
Article History
Received: 23 February 2018
Accepted: 14 June 2018
First Online: 1 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Ethical Review Board of the University of Antwerp, Belgium and the Ethical Review Committee of Ngaliema Hospital, Kinshasa, DRC. Informed consent was obtained from the head of the village, the head of the household and from all adults belonging to the household. In case of children/minors/invalid adults, informed consent was obtained from the parents/caregivers. Those aged 12 years and older were asked to sign a supplementary section on the form stating their voluntary approval of participation. Participants were free to abstain from participation in the study or to withdraw consent to participate at any time. No direct benefits for participation in the study were provided.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.