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Onah, Cosmas Kenan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-7851
Ossai, Edmund Ndudi
Nwachukwu, Okechukwu Matthew
Nwankwo, Gloria Ekwutosi
Mbam, Hyacinth Ogbonna
Azuogu, Benedict Ndubueze
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Article History
Received: 12 February 2023
Accepted: 11 July 2023
First Online: 17 July 2023
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, contained in the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria with reference number: AE-FUTHA/REC/VOL.3/2021/175. The purpose of the study was explained to the participants and they were assured of the confidentiality of the information they provided. Participants signed an informed consent form before the interview, after the consenting process had been concluded. Informed consent to participate was taken from legally authorized persons for illiterate participants.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
