Medeiros, Glenia Junqueira Machado
Appenzeller, Simone
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq305981/2023-4)
Article History
Received: 1 September 2025
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance to the Declaration of Helsinki, including the guaranteed anonymity of all participants and their informed consent. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee, by Brazil Platform, before being carried out, prepared in accordance with the ethical and legal principles of research on human beings, as stated in Resolution No. 466/2012 of the National Health Council (CNS) of the Ministry of Health, Brazil. The research was reviewed and approved by the Ethic Committee of all institutions: (1) School of Medicine of Itajubá, FMIT, under the opinion number 5.791.720, CAAE: 64312322.4.0000.5559. (2) School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, under the opinion number 6.029.091, CAAE: 64312322.4.3002.5404. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before the search. About children, parents provided written informed consent and children provided assent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.