Wood, Francine E. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9501-0601
Gage, Anastasia J. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-3894
Mafuta, Eric
Bertrand, Jane T.
Article History
Received: 9 April 2023
Accepted: 13 June 2024
First Online: 26 June 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Tulane University (2018–1028) and the Ethics Committee of the University of Kinshasa School of Public Health (ESP/CE066/2018). Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. Consent from a parent or legal guardian of first-time mothers under 18 was waived by the Tulane University Institutional Review Board and the University of Kinshasa School of Public Health Ethics Committee because some of the first-time mothers were married and/or no longer living at home.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.