Ige, Olukemi O. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3909-3019
Adah, Ruth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3907-7772
Chang, Charlotte Ajeong https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7600-0810
Chaplin, Beth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7875-4027
Bode-Thomas, Fidelia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6964-5892
Sagay, Atiene S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5715-8365
Kanki, Phyllis J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4739-4572
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Mental Health with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (D43 TW010543)
Article History
Received: 12 April 2025
Accepted: 4 June 2025
First Online: 25 August 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical Approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH/DCS/IREC/127/XXX/298) and permits from the individual hospitals where the study was conducted. The study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The objectives and methods of the study were explained to all mothers prior to recruitment and written consent was obtained as regards to being involved in the study and having their data published, with assurances of anonymity and confidentiality. The same study protocol was used for both HEU infants and controls. Infants who needed further evaluation and treatment were referred appropriately.