Chinawa, Josephat M
Chukwu, Bartholomew
Chinawa, Awoere
Article History
Received: 14 July 2023
Accepted: 27 September 2023
First Online: 20 October 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the research and ethic committee of the University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standard. Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Research and Ethical Committee of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla.
: Informed consent was sought from parents or caregivers of potential subjects before enrolling them in the study while assent was obtained from children who are 7 years old and above.
: The authors declare no competing interests.