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Iheanacho, Chinonyerem O. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-9024
El-Badway, Kauthar Hassan
El-Yakub, Amina
Ejembi, Patience Ofianya
Ekere, Joshua David
Etim, Christian Ekefre
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Article History
Received: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki, and ethical approval was obtained from the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Ethics and Research Committee (OHRP-IRB-FWA 00013572 UMTH/REC/25/103), Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina Ethics Committee (FTHKTNHREC.REG.24/06/22C/252) and University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (FCT/UATH/HREC/19930). Written informed consent was obtained from each participant before submission.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
