El Tantawi, Maha
Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
Oginni, Olakunle
Adeniyi, Abiola Adetokunbo
Mapayi, Boladale
Yassin, Randa
Chukwumah, Nneka M.
Sam-Agudu, Nadia A.
Article History
Received: 8 January 2021
Accepted: 22 April 2021
First Online: 30 April 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institute of Public Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Health Research Ethics Committee (IPHOAU/12/669). Informed consent was obtained from a parent of each study participant aged 10–11 years old prior to enrollment. Parental informed consent and participant assent were obtained for those 12–18-years-old. Informed consent was obtained from study participants 14 years to 19 years.
: Not applicable.
: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan is a Sectional Editor of BMC Oral Health. Maha El Tantawi is an Associate Editor with BMC Oral Health. Olakunle Oginni, Abiola Adetokunbo Adeniyi, Boladale Mapayi, Randa Yassin, Nneka M Chukwumah and Nadia A. Sam-Agudu do not have competing interests.