Nweze, Ekene John
Arazu, Amarachukwu Vivian
Nduka, Florence O.
Amalunweze, Adaude Euphemia
Article History
Received: 27 September 2023
Accepted: 21 February 2024
First Online: 7 March 2024
Declarations
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: I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below:Ethical approval was obtained from the Faculty Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Ethical approval number: FBSRA/UNN/23/0056). The research was carried out according to the guidelines of the ethics committee and the protocol was approved by FBSRA/UNN/23/0056) in accordance with the guidelines.I confirm that all necessary participant informed consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Participants were all 18 and above.I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.