Kolou, Malewe
Poda, Armel
Diallo, Zelica
Konou, Esther
Dokpomiwa, Tatiana
Zoungrana, Jacques
Salou, Mounerou
Mba-Tchounga, Lionèle
Bigot, André
Ouedraogo, Abdoul-Salam
Bouyout-Akoutet, Marielle
Ekouevi, Didier K.
Eholie, Serge P.
Article History
Received: 24 January 2021
Accepted: 11 May 2021
First Online: 22 July 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved by: i) the Bioethics Committee for Health Research from the Togo Ministry of Health (CBRS N<sup>o</sup>005/2016/MSPS/CAB/SG/DPML/CBRS); ii) the Health Research Ethics Committee from the Burkina Faso ministry of higher education, scientific research and innovation (N°2017–9-150); iii) the National Research Ethics Committee from Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Ivory Coast (115//MSHP/CNER-km); iv) the national ethics committee of Gabon (N°0044/2016/SG/P). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate. Potential participants were told about the study purpose and procedures, potential risks and protections, and compensation. Written informed consent was obtained prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.