Magno, Laio https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-0782
Soares, Fabiane https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4067-7860
Zucchi, Eliana Miura https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-1490
Eustórgio, Marcos
Grangeiro, Alexandre https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5157-0597
Ferraz, Dulce
Greco, Dirceu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-5634
Escuder, Maria Mercedes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-2617
Dourado, Ines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-2146
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Funding for this research was provided by:
unitaid (2017-15-FIOTECPrEP)
ministério da saúde
Article History
Received: 11 September 2021
Revised: 13 June 2022
Accepted: 29 June 2022
First Online: 25 July 2022
Declarations
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: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
: This study was conducted according to the directives derived from the Brazilian Research Ethics Commission Resolution 466/2012. The protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Review Committee of the World Health Organization (Protocol ID: Fiotec-PrEP Adolescent study) and by the three Brazilian Universities at each site (USP—protocol number 70798017.3.0000.0065, UFBA—protocol number 01691718.1.0000.5030, and UFMG—protocol number 17750313.0.0000.5149). Written informed consent and assent were asked for those who agreed to participate, and they could withdraw their consent at any stage of the process without any penalty, or even skip any questions they perceived as too sensitive, personal, or distressing.