Essien, Aniefon
Ekhaese, Eghosa
Babalola, Daniel
Article History
Received: 20 December 2025
Accepted: 4 June 2026
First Online: 15 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Covenant University Health Research and Ethics Department (CHREC). Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study, in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: The authors affirm that human research participants provided informed consent for publication of the images in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.