Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
Ibigbami, Olanrewaju
El Tantawi, Maha
Aly, Nourhan M.
Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño
Abeldaño, Giuliana Florencia
Ara, Eshrat
Ellakany, Passent
Gaffar, Balgis
Al-Khanati, Nuraldeen Maher
Idigbe, Ifeoma
Ishabiyi, Anthonia Omotola
Khan, Abeedha Tu-Allah
Khalid, Zumama
Lawal, Folake Barakat
Lusher, Joanne
Nzimande, Ntombifuthi P.
Popoola, Bamidele Olubukola
Quadri, Mir Faeq Ali
Roque, Mark
Okeibunor, Joseph Chukwudi
Brown, Brandon
Nguyen, Annie Lu
Article History
Received: 21 August 2021
Accepted: 2 August 2023
First Online: 9 August 2023
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee at the Institute of Public Health of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria (HREC No: IPHOAU/12/1557). Informed consent was obtained from participants after they were duly informed about the objectives of the study, risks and benefits, voluntary nature of study participation, and freedom to withdraw from the study at any time. No identifier was collected for each respondent. All study methods were carried out in accordance with the National Health Research Ethics Code governing research conduct in Nigeria.
: Not applicable.
: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan and Maha El Tantawi are both sectional editors with the BMC Oral Health. All authors declare that they have no competing interests.