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Article History

Received: 15 September 2024

Accepted: 7 January 2025

First Online: 14 January 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the University of Rwanda’s Institutional Review Board with a reference CMHS/IRB/162/2024. The conduct of the study observed the ethical principles for medical research involving human participants as stipulated in the Declaration of Helsinki. Before the start of the study, objectives were explained to the participants to ensure they understood what the study entailed including their right to confidentiality and to withdraw at any time without consequences. Informed consent was sought from individual participants by using an informed consent form. All the information collected was kept confidential and anonymous and used only for the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.