Agomuo, Sophia Adaeze
Chinawa, Josephat Maduabuchi
Ujunwa, Fortune Amauche
Anarado, Chikodi Felicitas
Nnajekwu, Uchenna Chiagoziem
Adiele, Daberechi Kenneth
Okosi, Valerie Chizelum
Chukwu, Eberechukwu
Okafor, Henrietta Uchenna
Article History
Received: 2 June 2025
Accepted: 8 September 2025
First Online: 29 September 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the research and ethics committee of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Reference number NHREC/05/01/2008B-FWA00002458-IRB00002323. Informed consent was obtained from all parents and/or legal guardians of all the study participants prior to enrolment into the study. All research procedures and ethical standards were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.