de Souza, Talita Araujo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-6626
Aiquoc, Kezauyn Miranda
de Lucena, Brunno Alves
de Almeida Medeiros, Arthur
Barbosa, Isabelle Ribeiro
de Vasconcelos Torres, Gilson
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte
Article History
Received: 21 July 2025
Revised: 21 January 2026
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
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: The National Health Survey (NHS) followed all ethical principles for research involving human subjects and was approved by the National Research Ethics Commission (CONEP) of the Brazilian National Health Council (Opinion No. 3.529.376). As this study involves secondary data that are publicly available and anonymized, additional ethical approval was not required, in accordance with Resolution No. 510/2016 of the Brazilian National Health Council. This research was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.