Sanchez-Dominguez, Mario Salvador
Lamadrid-Figueroa, Hector
Leyva-Flores, Rene
Infante-Xibille, Cesar
Article History
Received: 16 October 2018
Accepted: 16 April 2020
First Online: 24 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: “PLH are a population with vulnerability. To create a secure space for those involved, oral informed consent was obtained from participants, ensuring their anonymity and the confidentiality of their information. Participation resulted from a free and informed decision, with respondents engaging in the study without being subjected to any conditions. The information gathered during the interviews was treated confidentially and, for processing purposes, number codes were established as the unique identifiers of participants. The Ethics Committee of the Center for Health Research and Studies of Nicaragua reviewed the protocol of the original study and approved its implementation.We received written authorization from the Regional Central American Network of Persons living with HIV-AIDS (REDCA+) which, through the offices of Sergio Rodrigo Montealegre Bueno, MPH, REDCA+ Director, Vice President of the Technical Working Group of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism, and Adviser to the Central America Ministers of Health Council (COMISCA) for HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria, authorized our use of information from the project Elaboration of the risk profile of people living with HIV in the beneficiary countries of the REDCA+ Regional Program, undertaken in 2012..”
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest. They have received no benefits in money, goods, hospitality or subsides from any outside source having a particular interest in the results of the present study.