Diallo, Mountaga http://orcid.org/0009-0001-3543-7451
Dicko, Ilo
Dembélé, Samou
Konaté, Brahima
Doumbia, Cheick Oumar
Sanogo, Ibrahim
Togola, Ousmane Boua
Konaté, Drissa
Sangaré, Moussa
Thiam, Hawa
Coulibaly, Yaya Ibrahim
Diawara, Sory Ibrahim
Toloba, Yacouba
Coulibaly, Adama Balla
Diakité, Mahamadou
Doumbia, Seydou
Article History
Received: 1 June 2023
Accepted: 10 November 2023
First Online: 27 November 2023
Declarations
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: The study protocol has been examined by a select Committee by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB, FWA#FWA00001769, Bamako, Mali). Given that the data used in this study were obtained as part of emergency public health surveillance of COVID-19 and not as part of biomedical scientific research on human participants, the USTTB IRBs consider that this study, according to the current policy of the Malian Regulatory Authority for Medicines and Clinical Research, is exempt from approval by USTTB Ethical Committee. Therefore, the Committee approves the conduct and waived the need for informed consent in this study. Confidentiality with regards to all information/data included in this manuscript was observed throughout the study by de-identifying the clinical report form and all methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable for that section.
: The authors declare no competing interests.