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Mustapha, Garba Umar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1781-4564
Ibrahim, Abdulrasul
Balogun, Muhammad Shakir
Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma David
Mamman, Aisha Indo
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Received: 29 May 2019
Accepted: 6 February 2020
First Online: 6 March 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We obtained ethical approval from Bauchi State Research Ethics (reference#: MOH/GEN/S/1409/1). Informed written consent was obtained from each pregnant woman who agreed to participate in the study before questionnaire administration and sample collection. All the participants aged 15 - < 18 years were legally married and pregnant, so we considered them emancipated minors and did not need parental/guardian consent. They consented for themselves. The ethics committee considers such individuals emancipated being legally married according to the state laws. Participant’s identifiers were kept securely, and confidentiality was maintained.Study participants were notified of their HBsAg status and advised for further action that may be needed. Results were also shared with the eight Health Facilities where the study was conducted, Local Primary Health Care Development Authority and State Ministry of Health for their action.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
