Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/54921, first published .
Long-Term Experiences of Health Care Providers Using Iris Scanning as an Identification Tool in a Vaccine Trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Qualitative Study

Long-Term Experiences of Health Care Providers Using Iris Scanning as an Identification Tool in a Vaccine Trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Qualitative Study

Long-Term Experiences of Health Care Providers Using Iris Scanning as an Identification Tool in a Vaccine Trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Qualitative Study

Trésor Zola Matuvanga   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Antea Paviotti   2, 3 , PhD ;   Freddy Bikioli Bolombo   1, 2, 3 , MD ;   Gwen Lemey   2, 3 , MA ;   Ynke Larivière   2, 3 , PhD ;   Maha Salloum   2, 3 , MSc ;   Bernard Isekah Osang'ir   2, 3 , MSc ;   Emmanuel Esanga Longomo   4 , MD ;   Solange Milolo   1 , MD ;   Junior Matangila   1 , PhD ;   Vivi Maketa   1 , PhD ;   Patrick Mitashi   1 , PhD ;   Pierre Van Damme   2 , PhD ;   Hypolite Muhindo-Mavoko   1 , PhD ;   Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden   3 , PhD

1 Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

2 Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

3 Global Health Institute, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

4 Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministry of Health, Tshuapa Province, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

Corresponding Author:

  • Trésor Zola Matuvanga, PhD
  • Department of Tropical Medicine
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • University of Kinshasa
  • Avenue Université, N° 1, Commune de Lemba
  • Kinshasa, BP 834 KINSHASA XI
  • Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • Phone: 243 810046306
  • Email: zola.matuvanga@unikin.ac.cd