Ouedraogo, Daniel Somwaoga http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-5080
Compaore, Ella W. R. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-7632
Ouedraogo, Ousmane http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-7097
Dicko, Mamoudou H. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1212-5946
Article History
Received: 1 March 2024
Accepted: 11 June 2024
First Online: 25 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study is approved by Burkina Faso's Health Research Ethics Board (CERS) of Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene with a reference number of 2022_33_/MS/MESRSI/CERS of 02/14/2022. In addition to the approval of the Ethics Committee, the study was authorized (Ref. N 000115/MENAPLN/SG/DAMSSE of 01/21/2022) by the Ministry in charge of National Education. In addition, written informed consent was obtained from each student included in the study. The parents of the students participating in the study each signed the parental informed consent.An informed consent form and a study information sheet were sent to the parents of the selected pupils to enable them to understand the purpose, procedures, risks and potential benefits of their child's/pupil's participation and their willingness to take part in the study. No financial obligation to the parents of participating students was required. Informed verbal consent was sought from each pupil, and they were informed that refusal to participate or withdrawal from the study would not result in any sanction. Confidentiality and privacy were respected throughout the research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.