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Article History

Received: 5 July 2025

Accepted: 15 July 2026

First Online: 17 July 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were following the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors. Ethical approval was obtained from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Health Research and Ethics Committee, Lagos, with IRB number; ADM/DCST/HREC/APP/3138. The purpose, processes, and expected outcome of the study were explained to participants and their caregivers (for those younger than 18 years), and their assent and informed consent were obtained before the commencement of the study. Confidentiality was maintained, and the freedom to withdraw at any time from the study without negative consequences was emphasized.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.