Mukala Mayoyo, Erick http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-2445
Criel, Bart
Sow, Abdoulaye
Coppieters, Yves
Chenge, Faustin
Article History
Received: 9 June 2023
Accepted: 26 October 2023
First Online: 4 November 2023
Declarations
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: Approval for the study was obtained from both the Medical Ethics Committee of the University of Lubumbashi (UNILU/CEM/034/2021) and the Institutional Review Board of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (IRB/RR/AC/187/1468a/21). All key informants participating in the study signed the free and informed consent form themselves or by proxy (for those who could not read or write). The ethical rules of confidentiality, respect for the individual, and free consent were respected. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations provided by both ethics committees.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.