Ngaboyeka, Gaylord
Bisimwa, Ghislain
Neven, Anouk
Mwene-Batu, Pacifique
Kambale, Richard
Ongezi, Emmanuel
Chimanuka, Christine
Ntagerwa, Joseph
Balolebwami, Serge
Mulume, Francis
Battisti, Oreste
Dramaix, Michèle
Donnen, Philippe
Article History
Received: 10 July 2023
Accepted: 12 February 2024
First Online: 23 February 2024
Declarations
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: All child participants in this study were included with informed consent from their parents or legal guardians, who provided their consent through a written signature or, if necessary, fingerprinting, depending on their level of literacy. Ethical standards and compliance were rigorously upheld, with all procedures of this study being approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Université Catholique de Bukavu (approval number: UCB/CIE/ NC/022/2016), in full adherence to the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent amendments.
: N/A.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.