Okafor, Chidi
Allena, Shravya
Ogunlana, Olaoluwaposi
Olusanya, Olufunto A.
Nwaozuru, Ucheoma
Olojo, Ifedola
Akinsolu, Folahanmi T.
Xian, Hong
Ezepue, Chizoba
Gbaja-Biamila, Titilola
Musa, Adesola
Okubadejo, Njideka
Vedanthan, Rajesh
Airhihenbuwa, Collins O.
Williams, Olajide
Ogedegbe, Olugbenga G.
Ojo, Temitope
Ezechi, Oliver
Tucker, Joseph D.
Iwelunmor, Juliet
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02, R01HL-168766-02)
Article History
Received: 24 April 2025
Accepted: 28 July 2025
First Online: 3 November 2025
Declarations
:
: 1. We obtained ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research [NIMR] (Lagos, Nigeria). The study was conducted in accordance with local legislation and institutional requirements, which required that informed consent be obtained from all participants; this was obtained during this study. Informed consent from parents or legal guardians for minors was waived in this study, in accordance with the ethical approval granted by NIMR-IRB/23/011, as the risk to minors was deemed minimal.
: 2. Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.