Otu, Akaninyene
Akpan, Margaret
Effa, Emmanuel
Umoh, Victor
Enang, Ofem
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cross River State Ministry of Health
Article History
Received: 22 August 2017
Accepted: 2 January 2018
First Online: 17 January 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Cross River State Ministry of Health. The permission of the various village heads was sought prior to commencement of the recruitment process. The research team explained the purpose of the study to each of the participants while guaranteeing them absolute confidentiality and the right to either accept or refuse the interview/tests. Written informed consent was obtained from each of the participants.