Karuhije, Janvier
Nkeshimana, Menelas
Zakham, Fathiah
Hewins, Benjamin
Rutayisire, Justin
Martinez, Gustavo Sganzerla
Kelvin, David
Ndishimye, Pacifique http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3285-2622
Funding for this research was provided by:
UNICEF
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Research Nova Scotia
Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation
Li Ka Shing Foundation
Rwanda Biomedical Centre
Article History
Received: 6 December 2022
Accepted: 16 November 2023
First Online: 5 December 2023
Declarations
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: Clearance to conduct the research was obtained from the Rwanda National Ethics committee (No.938/RNEC/2020) as well as the Rwanda National Health Research Committee and the study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. The research team received a training demonstration on obtaining informed consent and the principles of ethical research as well as guidelines to protect the research and study participants from COVID-19. All participants voluntarily signed a written informed consent form to participate in the study and that the results can be used for research purposes.
: Not applicable.
: We declare no competing interests.