Mpunga, Dieudonné M.
Chenge, Faustin M.
Mambu, Thérèse NM.
Akilimali, Pierre Z.
Mapatano, Mala A.
Wembodinga, Gilbert U.
Article History
Received: 13 July 2022
Accepted: 18 November 2022
First Online: 28 November 2022
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRB) from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Tulane University and the Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH). The PMA2020 data were publicly available from the PMA website, having undergone IRB review at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (#14702). All participating women aged 15–19 provided a written and informed consent to participate to the study. The ethics committee of the KSPH granted waiver of parental or legal guardian consent for emancipated women aged 15 to 17, under approval number ESP/CE/73B/2018. The study did not represent a major risk for their participation. The authors confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.