Niyombabazi, Jean Baptiste
Hategekimana, Viateur
Sibomana, Simeon
Nkurunziza, Aimable
Ndayambaje, Francois Xavier
Gasurira, Sylvestre
Nyirangorore, Francine
Article History
Received: 17 January 2026
Accepted: 24 July 2026
First Online: 29 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Rwanda- College of medicine and health sciences Institutional Review Board with reference number CMHS/IRB/071/2024 which was dated 15/01/2024. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. For children under five years of age, consent was obtained from their parents or legal guardians.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.