Onyia, Onyinye
Achigbu, Eberechukwu
Ejiakor, Ifeoma
Uche, Nkechi
Onyia, Kamsiyochukwu
Emeonye, Alozie
Ogbonnaya, Chimdia
Chuka-Okosa, Chimdi M.
Bunce, Catey
Bascaran, Covadonga
Article History
Received: 22 June 2025
Accepted: 18 January 2026
First Online: 29 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing conflicts of interest to declare regarding the publication of this manuscript. There are no ethical issues, including plagiarism, informed consent, misconduct, data fabrication and/or falsification, double publication and/or submission.
: Ethical approval to carry out this study was granted by the LSHTM ethics review board and approval by the Institutional Review Boards of the three referral hospitals. The study adhered to the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration, and all participants agreed to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form.