Valdiviezo-Oña, Jorge https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9382-0512
Ortiz-Mancheno, Nicole https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1307-8528
Valdivieso-Arias, Gabriela
Erazo-Pérez, Diego https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-0656
Rodríguez-Lorenzana, Alberto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-9230
Evans, Chris https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4197-4202
Paz, Clara https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1106-9567
Funding for this research was provided by:
Dirección General de Investigación, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador (PSI.CPE.21.03)
Article History
Received: 7 October 2023
Accepted: 6 November 2024
First Online: 18 November 2024
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as set forth in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The protocol of the study was approved by the Ethics Committee for Research with Human Beings of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (ref. PV-12-21). Informed consent was obtained from all the participants and their legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.