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Ogbonna, Grace https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1728-0067
Phiri, Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1997-1988
Ezinne, Ngozika Esther https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-0213
Ehigbor, Rosemary
Chikohza, Miriam
Moyo, George
Kyei, Samuel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2568-8246
Kwarteng, Michael Agyemang https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-315X
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Received: 24 February 2025
Accepted: 21 December 2025
First Online: 27 January 2026
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: The study process ensured to observe the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study approval was obtained from the Mzuzu University, Faculty of Health Science, Research and Ethics Committee. Additionally, permission to collect data was also obtained from the Mzuzu Central Hospital Research Ethics Committee. A written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The research protocol ensured that there was voluntary participation or withdrawal, confidentiality, privacy, and that no harm came to any of the participants due to the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: A written informed consent was obtained from each participant.
