Sekele, Patrick Marob-Ndjock https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5144-4654
Kamangu, Erick Ntambwe
Kayembe, Harry-César Ntumba
Chandad, Fatiha
Bolenge, Jacques Ileboso
Mbambi, Stephanie Mikalo
Sekele, Jean-Paul Isouradi-Bourley
Kalala, Em Kazadi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-8699
Nyimi, Fidele Bushabu
Akilimali, Pierre Zalagile
Article History
Received: 10 August 2024
Revised: 15 November 2024
Accepted: 20 November 2024
First Online: 14 February 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The present study is included in the research protocol that obtained ethical approval from the institutional review board of the Kinshasa School of Public Health (N° ESP/CE/189/2021) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were informed using the informed consent statement, which detailed all relevant aspects of the study. All study participants provided written informed consent.