Makaba, Richard Ma Eloko
Jobalo, Yannick Matata
Disuemi, Emerite Bisita
Batuli, Din-ar Bopete
Mbiki, N. Lisbeth
Izanga, Arsène Muloba
Mopasola, Éric Emox Onya
Botomba, Steve Ntambwe
Mutombo, Paulin Beya Wa Bitadi
Article History
Received: 28 November 2025
Accepted: 28 May 2026
First Online: 1 June 2026
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kinshasa School of Public Health (Ethics committee KSPH, Approval Number: ESP/CE/39B/2024) in accordance with ethical standards as defined in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments before data collection began.
: Verbal informed consent was obtained prior to the interview.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: For this paper, Gemini 3 (Canva, Pro Version 3.1) was used for translation and grammatical improvement; however, the authors retain full responsibility for the content.