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"Declarations Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the College of Health Sciences of Addis Ababa University (026/18/PSY; 16th May 2018) and King’s College London (RESCM-17/18-6144; 18th August 2018). Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. For participants who were not able to read and write, the interviewer read out the information sheet in front of another person, known to the participant, who was literate and able to confirm that full and accurate information was given. A witness statement was included in the consent form for such cases in addition to the participant’s consent, which was indicated by a thumb print. All the methods were carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. For the participant who was aged less than 16 years old, informed consent was obtained from the parent and the interview was also conducted with the parent. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This research received funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Health System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa, King’s College London (GHRU 16/136/54) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. CH receives support through an NIHR RIGHT grant (NIHR200842) and CH and RM receive funding through an NIHR global health research group on homelessness and severe mental illness in Africa (HOPE; NIHR134325). The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the National Institute for Health and Care Research or the Department of Health and Social Care, England. CH is also funded by the Wellcome Trust through grants 222154/Z20/Z (SCOPE) and 223615/Z/21/Z (PROMISE)."