Udeze, Chinedu O.
Nwobodo, Monday U.
Afolabi, Olaronke F.
Ifeanyi, Chinaka
Nwikwu, Onyinye J.
Agbo, Anthony C.
Ologwu, Christiana
Ifebunandu, Ngozi A.
Ulasi, Ifeoma I.
Article History
Received: 3 July 2024
Accepted: 7 March 2025
First Online: 13 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki; and the Research and Ethics Committee of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria granted approval for the study (Ref: REC Approval Number: 12/10/2021–01/12/2021). All study participants gave a signed and written informed consent before enrolment into the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.