Dilufwasayo, Patrick Mamona
Balikagala, Betty
Uchopa, Moise Agenowun
Amaa, Jacques Amanga
Ngoyi, Dieudonné Mumba
Mita, Toshihiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grants-in-aid for scientific research (20K16238, 24K20198)
Grants-in-aid for scientific research (18KK0231, 22H03336, 22K19658, 23KK0141)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2025
Accepted: 29 April 2026
First Online: 9 May 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the National Health Ethics Committee (CNES) of the DRC (Approval number: 416/CNES/BN/PMMF/2022) and Juntendo Research and Ethics Committee (Approval number: E23-0023).
: Prior to participation, all study subjects consented to the publication of study results in medical literature in an anonymized manner.
: The authors declare no competing interests.