Takahashi, Yoshiko https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6904-4843
Avila, Susana
Correa, Silvia
Cardone, Karina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0249-6789
Fernández, Mariana
Crudo, Favio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1924-9725
Sato, Miho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-1715
Aiga, Hirotsugu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-3379
Hirayama, Kenji https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9467-1777
Perez, Freddy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-0057
Periago, Maria Victoria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1470-5146
Funding for this research was provided by:
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank, WHO (P22-00736)
Nagasaki University WISE programs
Fundación Mundo Sano
Article History
Received: 3 November 2024
Accepted: 6 December 2024
First Online: 19 December 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Pan American Health Organization Ethics Review Committee (PAHOERC) (Ref. No. 0430.01), the Research Ethics Committee of the Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires (Argentina) (Ref. No.: 1232), the institutional review board of Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (Japan) (Ref. No. NU_TMGH_2022_219_1), and the Ethical Committee of the Ministerio de Salud Púbica y Bienestar Social of Paraguay (Ref. No. SIMESE N° 76.3521202). For quantitative strand, the opt-out was posted on the bulletin board of the health centers. Regarding the qualitative strand, all eligible participants who provided written informed consent were enrolled in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.