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Authors
Ezenwaka, Uchenna
Elsey, Helen
Nwokolo, Chukwudi
Ojiakor, Iheomimichineke
Onwujekwe, Obinna
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Aid, from the UK Government (Grant 301132)
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Article History
Received: 15 January 2025
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 7 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research and Ethics Committee of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria (Ref. no. UNTH/HREC/2021/07/235). This study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided both written and verbal informed consent. Participants were informed of the purpose of the research, the rights of participants, and measures that would be taken to protect them and their data. Hence, participation was voluntary, and confidentiality was assured.
: Written consent was obtained from the participants to use information in the data set for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
