Bah, Houssainatou https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8127-1678
Touré, Abdoulaye Fode
Wann, Amadou
Touré, Almamy Amara
Bavogui, Jean Séllé https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3640-0084
Kaba, Mohamed Prince
Traoré, Zainoul
Compaoré, Mimtiri Philippe
Funding for this research was provided by:
Belgian agency for international cooperation (GIN2400111)
Article History
Received: 28 April 2026
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 4 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Scientific and Ethics Committee (Comité Scientifique et d’Éthique) of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Général Lansana Conté de Sonfonia-Conakry (UGLC-SC/FSS), which convened in ordinary session on 20 March 2025 and issued a favourable opinion (reference N°11.2/UGLC-SC/FSS/2025, dated 24 March 2025). The protocol was also reviewed by the Department of Research of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Kakoulimayah (reference N°001/DRS/INSP/2026). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before participation. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (revised 2013) and applicable national ethical guidelines for research.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.