Bello, Yusuf https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3284-3232
Oke, Deborah
Ilori, Temitope
Adebayo, Sikiru Adekola
Olubodun, Tope
Adewole, Isaac
Francis, Suzanna
Watson-Jones, Deborah
Morhason-Bello, Imran O. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-4824
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Ibadan
Article History
Received: 1 April 2025
Accepted: 29 August 2025
First Online: 3 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (LSHTM 9736-3); the University of Ibadan/the University College Hospital, Ibadan (UI/EC/16/005); and the Oyo State Government (AD13/479/712) in Nigeria. All participants provided written or witnessed informed consent prior to participation, including consent for the collection, storage, and future analysis of their biological samples. The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional committees on human experimentation.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.