de Medeiros, Danielle Souto
Amorim, Gabriele
Soares, Fabiane
Magno, Laio
Rossi, Thaís Regis Aranha
Torres, Thiago Silva
Veloso, Valdiléa Gonçalves
Castanheira, Débora
Dourado, Inês
Funding for this research was provided by:
UNITAID (#2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP, #2017-15-FIOTECPrEP)
Article History
Received: 26 April 2024
Accepted: 27 February 2025
First Online: 12 March 2025
Declarations
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: The research was conducted under the guidelines of the Resolution of the Brazilian Research Ethics Committee (numbers 466/2012 and 510/2016). The protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of the World Health Organization (WHO) (identification protocol under numbers CERC.0128 A and CERC.0128B) and by the local Brazilian Institutional Research Ethics Committees (identification protocol in Salvador - ISC/UFBA: no 53844121.4.1001.5030; and in Rio de Janeiro - INI/Fiocruz: no 53844121.4.3001.5240, ENSP/Fiocruz: no 53844121.4.3001.5240, and SMS/RJ: no 53844121.4.3002.5279). All individuals invited to participate received a verbal explanation of the study, its goals, and its methods, and were invited to sign written informed consent (WIC) forms. These forms described the research objectives, the potential risks and benefits of participating, and their voluntary nature. WIC forms were obtained from all participants aged 18 years or older. Children and adolescents under 18 years of age participated only with the authorization of their parents or guardians. Adolescents aged 12–17 also signed assent forms.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.