Eze, Onyinye Ezinne
Muoghalu, Ebele Adaobi
Basil, Bruno
Ike, Chinonye Nnenna
Nzeduba, Chiesonu Dymphna
Efobi, Chibuife Chilota
Ezenwaeze, Malachy Nwaeze
Nwagha, Theresa
Ocheni, Sunday
Article History
Received: 18 April 2025
Revised: 12 June 2025
Accepted: 14 June 2025
First Online: 22 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, with ethical clearance number NHREC/05/01/2008B-IRB00000232.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants before enrolment, and all procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki on human research ethics.
: The authors declare no competing interests.