Francisca, Isia Nanci
Ghislain, Bisimwa Balakula
Gaylord, Amani Ngaboyeka
Francois, Boemer
Vincent, Bours
Oreste, Battisti
Richard, Mbusa Kambale
Article History
Received: 10 October 2025
Accepted: 29 May 2026
First Online: 2 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the principles in the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975 as revised in 1983. All procedures involving research study participants were approved by the Ethical Committee of the Université Catholique de Bukavu (Approval No. UCB/CIES/NC/005/2022). The informed and written consent was obtained from neonates’ parents after a detailed explanation of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.