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Obiezu-Umeh, Chisom https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3881-9313
Gbajabiamila, Titilola
Ezechi, Oliver
Nwaozuru, Ucheoma
Ong, Jason J.
Idigbe, Ifeoma
Oladele, David
Musa, Adesola Z.
Uzoaru, Florida
Airhihenbuwa, Collins
Tucker, Joseph D.
Iwelunmor, Juliet
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1UG3HD096929)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K24AI143471)
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Article History
Received: 7 April 2020
Accepted: 15 December 2020
First Online: 7 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approvals for the study were granted by the Saint Louis University (IRB Number: 30347; Assurance No: FWA00005304) and the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Institutional Review Boards (IRB Number: IRB/18/028; Assurance No: FWA00004473). Written informed consent was obtained from all the study participants. Written informed consent was obtained from all the study participants including participants between the ages of 14 to 17 years. According to the Federal Ministry of Health “guidelines for young person’s participation in research and access to sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria” (), the legal age of consent to participate in sexual and reproductive research in Nigeria allows adolescents between the ages of 14 to 17 years to provide informed consent by themselves.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
