Picchio, Camila A http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-662X
Nicolàs, Aina http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1841-8133
Ayemfouo Fofou, Ironne Valdèse
Kasone, Viola
Guewo-Fokeng, Magellan
Tagny, Claude T http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-3105
Nanyonjo, Teddy
Nansumba, Hellen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-0606
Kouongni, Yves Nacel
Sezawo Kamdjeu, Rita Gaëlle Epse
Seremba, Emmanuel
Kouanfack, Charles
Ssewanyana, Isaac
Njouom, Richard http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3112-6370
Segura, Ariadna Rando
Rodríguez-Frías, Francisco
Mbanya, Jean Claude http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9651-8653
Ocama, Ponsiano http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6120-1055
Lazarus, Jeffrey V. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-2299
Funding for this research was provided by:
Roche Diagnostics
Article History
Received: 22 December 2023
Accepted: 18 March 2024
First Online: 27 March 2024
Declarations
:
: This study received ethical clearance from the Ethical Committee of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (n. HCB/2020/1119), from Makerere University School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, Kampala, Uganda (n. Mak-SOMREC-2021-64), and the Joint Institutional Review Board for Animal & Human Bioethics (JIRB) of the University of Yaoundé I (UYI), Yaoundé, Cameroon (n. BTC-JIRB2022-030). This study was performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All participants provided informed written consent. Study information sheets and informed consent forms were available in English, French, and Luganda.
: Consent for publication from all participants was obtained and all authors have consented the publication of this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.