Azubuike, Samuel O. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2794-4103
Hayes, Louise
Sharp, Linda
McNally, Richard
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Open University of Nigeria
Article History
Received: 29 April 2022
Accepted: 6 September 2022
First Online: 3 October 2022
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interests.
: The study protocol and data collection instruments were approved by the Ethics Committees of the five participating hospitals (NHA/EC/085/2016; FCT/UATH/HREC/PR/537; ADM/DCST/HREC/APP/1108; NRECC04/04/2008; SUB/GHL/1288/19) described earlier as well as those of Newcastle University, United Kingdom (1031/2016) and Lagos State Health Services Commission, Lagos, Nigeria (LSHSC/2222/Vol. XIX/48).
: Informed consent was obtained in writing from all participants using a consent form specifically prepared for the purpose. In the case of the aged and illiterate participants, it was obtained by proxy through a relative they trusted and designed to act on their behalf. The study was performed per the Declaration of Helsinki.