Bede-Ojimadu, Onyinyechi
Nnamah, Nwakasi
Onuegbu, Jude A.
Barraza, Fiorella
Grant-Weaver, Iain
Orakwe, Jideofor
Abiahu, Joseph
Ezeama, Nkiru
Obi, Ejeatuluchukwu
Orisakwe, Orish Ebere
Nriagu, Jerome
Article History
Received: 13 September 2025
Accepted: 9 December 2025
First Online: 12 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of NAUTH (NAUTH/CS/66/VOL.11/116/2018/056) and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Pro00097779) and was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Each participant gave written informed consent before recruitment.