Bartholomay, Patricia
Pinheiro, Rejane Sobrino
Dockhorn, Fernanda
Pelissari, Daniele Maria
de Araújo, Wildo Navegantes
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (443820/2018-0, 443820/2018-0)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1193112, OPP1193112)
Article History
Received: 28 March 2021
Accepted: 11 September 2021
First Online: 9 October 2021
Declarations
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: The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculdade de Medicina at the Universidade de Brasília (C.A.A.E 72432117.1.0000.5558 on 10/26/2017), which granted permission for use of the identified data for the purposes of the study and waived the need for written informed consent from participants as the study was based on secondary data and involved no more than minimal risk. All patients had an identification number, and to protect patients’ confidentiality, only one principal investigator had access to both identified and de-identified codes. We confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations for the research article.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.