Perspectives and experiences of healthcare providers on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in three maternal and neonatal referral hospitals in Guinea in 2020: a qualitative study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthics approval was granted by the Comité National d’Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé in Guinea (ID: 058/CNERS/20) and the Institutional Review Board of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium (ID: 1372/20). Participation in the study was voluntary and informed written consent was obtained from all participants. Respondents who were interviewed on the phone, provided oral informed consent first, and were later asked to sign a written consent form when site visits were possible. All methods have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD) of Belgium funded this study through the fourth scientific collaboration agreement (FA4) between ITM and the Maferinyah Centre."