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Chinawa, Josephat M.
Mbanefo, Ngozi R.
Chukwu, Bartholomew F.
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Article History
Received: 7 May 2026
Accepted: 28 September 2026
First Online: 9 October 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: was secured from the Research and Ethics Committees of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, and Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu. The exact approval/registration numbers should be inserted from the original ethics letters before submission. Written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal caregivers, and the study followed the principles of the Helsinki Declaration.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Clinical trial number: Not applicable.
