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Nkwain, Tosi Jones
Navti, Lifoter Kenneth
Atanga, Mary Bi Suh
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Article History
Received: 5 November 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision) and all applicable national and institutional ethical guidelines.Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda (Ref: 2022/0514H/UBa/IRB), and administrative authorisation was granted by the Regional Delegation of Public Health for the North West Region of Cameroon.Verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants before their inclusion in the study. Participation was voluntary, and confidentiality and anonymity were maintained throughout the research process.
: Not applicable. This study does not include any identifiable individual data in any form.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
