Santos, Carina C.
de M. Lima, Fernanda W.
Magno, Laio
Soares, Fabiane
Ferraz, Dulce
Grangeiro, Alexandre
Zucchi, Eliana Miura
Préau, Marie
Mabire, Xavier
Matos, Helen R. S. S.
Dourado, Inês
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Article History
Received: 16 August 2022
Accepted: 29 December 2022
First Online: 9 January 2023
Declarations
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: This study (PrEP1519) was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (ERC) of the World Health Organization (Protocol ID: Fiotec-PrEP Adolescent study), of the Federal University of Bahia (# 3,224,384) and the University of São Paulo (USP) (Protocol ID: #3,082,360). During the COVID-19 pandemic, we submitted a COVID-19 testing amendment to the USP ERC and it was approved (Protocol ID: #4,229,488). This research followed the National Health Council (CNS) guidelines, assuring the subjects’ voluntariness, anonymity, and possibility of withdrawal at any moment in the study, through the signing of a consent form. All methods were carried out by relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent (individuals aged ≥ 18 years) or assent term (individuals aged < 18 years) was obtained from all subjects.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.