Augustine, Sandra Eberechukwu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5835-0615
Owate, Comfort N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-3142
Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 4 February 2026
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the University of Port Harcourt Research Ethics Committee (UPREC) with UPH/R&D/REC/EXEC/131 in accordance UPREC guidelines and regulations.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.