Ramalan, Mansur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5358-6514
Rabiu, Abdullahi
Jibril, Murtala
Rabiu, Ayyuba
Malami, Sani
Yaro, Abdullahi
Funding for this research was provided by:
African Centre for Excellence in Population Health
Article History
Received: 26 May 2026
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 10 July 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria (NHREC/28/01/2020/AKTH/EC/3736).Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants before enrolment.Confidentiality will be maintained through coded identifiers and secure data management systems.Participants may withdraw at any time without affecting access to routine clinical care.The trial will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Consent for publication from participants will be obtained during the informed consent form.
: The authors declare no competing interests.