Ezeonu, Chinonyelum Thecla
Obu, Dorathy Chinwe
Asiegbu, Uzoma Vivian
Daniyan, Olapeju Wunmi
Oyim-Elechi, Oluchukwu Cecilia
Nnaji, Theresa Nwamaka
Udo, Marvelous Amarachi
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 25 June 2026
First Online: 13 July 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for this study was granted by the Ebonyi State University Research Ethics Committee, with approval number, EBSU/DRIC/UREC/Vol. 06/079, in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. · Prior to participation, informed verbal consent was obtained from all study participants in accordance with established ethical guidelines. Each participant was duly informed of the study's objectives, the voluntary nature of their involvement, and their unconditional right to withdraw at any point during the research process without prejudice or penalty.
: Not applicable as the manuscript does not contain any identifiable individual data. However, participants provided verbal informed consent for the use of anonymized quotations in the research publications.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.