Buh, Franklin Chu
Taiwe, Germain Sotoing
Maas, Andrew I. R.
Motah, Mathieu
Esene, Ignatius
Kobeissy, Firas H.
Jugha, Vanessa Tita
Youm, Eric
Meh, Basil Kum
Wang, Kevin W.
Hutchinson, Peter J. A.
Sumbele, Irene Ule Ngole
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR132455)
Article History
Received: 8 May 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 12 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences (IRB-FHS), University of Buea (Reference N ◦ 1238-08), and administrative authorization was obtained from LHD. Informed consent was given by the participants or their family members, and all data collected was kept strictly confidential with physical and electronic barriers.
: Not Applicable.