Carlos, Josefina C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2680-4918
Quinones, Vinna Marie T.
Adversario, Maria Peñafrancia L.
Nailes, Jennifer M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6334-0510
Songco, Jangail C.
Garcia, Donaliz R.
Cacayorin, Michelle G.
Cero, May Priscilla V.
Benedicto-Delfin, Maria Paula Aleta
Blanco, Ma. Christina C.
Natividad, Nadjah S.
Bernabe, Jacqueline D.
Chacon, Hyacinth Claire T.
Ascue, Ronald Alvin C.
Paggao, Jayme Natasha K.
Comendador, Lous Ohsana P.
Hernandez-Suarez, Gustavo
Guzman-Holst, Adriana http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-2541
Funding for this research was provided by:
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
Article History
Received: 24 November 2023
Accepted: 29 February 2024
First Online: 5 April 2024
Declarations
:
: Adriana Guzman-Holst and Gustavo Hernandez-Suarez are employed by and hold shares in GSK. These authors declare no other financial and non-financial relationships and activities. Maria Peñafrancia L. Adversario, Vinna Marie T. Quinones, Jangail C. Songco, Donaliz R. Garcia, Ma. Christina C. Blanco, Jacqueline D. Bernabe, Hyacinth Claire T. Chacon, Ronald Alvin C. Ascue, Jayme Natasha K. Paggao, Lous Ohsana P. Comendador, Josefina C. Carlos, Jennifer M. Nailes, Michelle G. Cacayorin, May Priscilla V. Cero, Ma. Paula Aleta Benedicto-Delfin and Nadjah S. Natividad declare no financial and non-financial relationships and activities and no conflicts of interest.
: The authors thank Dr. Sison for his involvement as scientific contributor who critically reviewed the study protocol and participated in data collection. The authors thank Dr. Rubi for valuable input during conception of the manuscript. The authors also thank Business & Decision Life Sciences Medical Communication Service Center for editorial assistance and manuscript coordination, on behalf of GSK. Katrin Spiegel, on behalf of GSK, provided medical writing support.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans, Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. The protocol and related documents were approved by the UERMMMCI Ethics Review Committee, and the protocol has been registered in the Philippines Health Research Registry (PHRR211106-004046).