Ong, Jason J. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5784-7403
Nwaozuru, Ucheoma
Obiezu-Umeh, Chisom
Airhihenbuwa, Collins
Xian, Hong
Terris-Prestholt, Fern
Gbajabiamila, Titilola
Musa, Adesola Z.
Oladele, David
Idigbe, Ifeoma
David, Agatha
Okwuzu, Jane
Bamidele, Tajudeen
Iwelunmor, Juliet
Tucker, Joseph D.
Ezechi, Oliver
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (UG3HD096929)
Article History
Accepted: 20 April 2021
First Online: 4 May 2021
Declarations
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: Financial support for this study was provided entirely by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, grant number: UG3HD096929. The funding agreement ensured the authors’ independence in designing the study, interpreting the data, and writing and publishing the report.
: Jason J. Ong, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Collins Airhihenbuwa, Hong Xian, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Titi Gbajabiamila, Adesola Z. Musa, David Oladele, Ifeoma Idigbe, Agatha David, Jane Okwuzu, Tajudeen Bamidele, Juliet Iwelunmor, Joseph D. Tucker, and Oliver Ezechi have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
: Ethical approvals for the study were granted by the Saint Louis University and the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Institutional Review Boards.
: Written informed consents were obtained from all the study participants. This is in accordance with the Nigerian guidelines for sexual and reproductive health research, such that young people who are aged 13 years and over can provide informed consent for sexual and reproductive health research.
: All authors have reviewed the final manuscript and approved this for publication.
: All relevant data are presented in the article. Further data may be accessed by writing to the corresponding author.
: Not applicable.
: JJO, JI, JDT, and OE designed the research study. JJO, UN, COU, CA, HX, TG, AZM, DO, II, AD, JO, and TB performed the research. JJO and FTP analyzed the data. JJO wrote the paper and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.