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Duarte-Lopes, Edna
Mendonça, Maria da Luz Lima
Soares, Janice de Jesus Xavier
Ribeiro, Ailton Luís Lopes
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Article History
Received: 25 August 2025
Accepted: 14 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
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: This study was approved by the National Committee of Ethics for Health Research of Cape Verde (Portuguese acronym of CNEPS) (CNEPS, Order No. 69/2022) and the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD, Authorization No. 300/2022/CNPD). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and their legal guardians prior to participation, in accordance with ethical standards and the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
