Salimo, Zeca Manuel
da Silva, Elizangela Farias
Yakubu, Michael Nosano
Vilela, Yamile Alves Silva
Navarro, Raquel Maria
Nogueira, Paulo Afonso
Benzaken, Adele Schwartz
Article History
Received: 20 December 2024
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 12 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and principles of Resolution 466/12, in force in Brazil [ ]. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado under certification number (CAAE) 80948324.9.0000.0005 of Plataforma Brazil. All participants provided written informed consent. Confidential information such as the names of the participants were kept confidential, in addition to ensuring that no harm would be caused during the entire process of their participation in this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.