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Authors
Ituen, Oluwakemi Adebukola https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2241-9205
Duysens, Jacques
Ferguson, Gillian
Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
North-West University
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Article History
Received: 17 December 2024
Accepted: 22 April 2025
First Online: 18 July 2025
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: Adhering to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the human research ethics committees of the University of Cape Town (HREC REF: 306/2021) and the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (REF: UUTH/AD/S/96/VOL/XXI/524). Permission to carry out the tests on the children was granted by the relevant school authorities and class teachers at the selected schools. Written informed consent and assent were obtained from the guardians of the children and the children before their enrollment.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
