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Article History

Received: 11 June 2024

Accepted: 4 November 2024

First Online: 16 November 2024

Declarations

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: Written informed consent was obtained for each participant. They were reassured that their participation is voluntary and that they were free to withdraw at any time. In addition, all information was gathered anonymously and handled confidentially. The study design assured adequate protection of study participants, and neither included clinical data about patients nor configured itself as a clinical trial.

: We would like to clarify that the data used in this study were collected during the baseline phase, at which time we did not have ethical committee approval. However, ethical committee approval was obtained during the end-line phase of our research. Although the baseline data was collected prior to obtaining formal approval, all participants provided informed consent, and strict ethical guidelines were followed throughout the study. The name of the ethical committee is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Internal Review Board (IITA IRB). The approval reference number is IRB/004/2024.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.