Oseni, Tijani Idris Ahmad
Olawumi, Abdulgafar Lekan
Salam, Tawakalit Olubukola
Issa, Amudalat
Abiso, Mohammed Abubakar
Sanusi, Ibraheem
Ilori, Temitope
Article History
Received: 14 May 2024
Accepted: 12 July 2024
First Online: 20 July 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from each of the five states where the study was conducted (Kano State Ministry of Health Research Ethics Committee NHREC/17/03/2018; Kwara State Ministry of Health Ethical Research Committee ERC/MOH/2023/12/167; Borno State Ministry of Health Research Ethics Committee 112/2023; Oyo State Ministry of Health Research Ethics Committee NHREC/OYOSHRIEC/10/11/22; and Health Research and Ethics Committee of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State ISTH/HREC/20231209/491) and written informed consent was obtained from the study participants after detailed explanations of the procedures. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki. Data was protected from third-party access and the entire process was strictly confidential.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interest whatsoever in preparing this article.