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Ulasi, Arinze Ejike
Nri-Ezedi, Chisom Adaobi
Okpara, Henry Chima
Ikefuna, Anthony
Ulasi, Thomas Obiajulu
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Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 23 March 2026
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Committee Board of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria. Written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians of all participants, and assent was obtained from children where applicable, in accordance with institutional and ethical guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: As this was a retrospective chart review using de-identified data, individual patient consent was waived by the IRB in accordance with ethical regulations and the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
