Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.
Okedare, Omowumi O.
Salawu, Mobolaji M.
Kiene, Susan M
Lundgren, Rebecka
Frost, Elizabeth
Atsbeha, Tesmer
Lin, Chi-Dean
Reed, Elizabeth
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Article History
Received: 9 April 2025
Accepted: 12 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
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: All study procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Human Research Protection Program at San Diego State University (HS-2021–0031) in the US and the University of Ibadan/University College Hospital Joint Institutional Review Board, in Nigeria (UI/EC/21/0183). Written informed consent (and assent, where applicable) was obtained from all participants prior to participation. Letter of approval was obtained from the Oyo state Ministry of Education, Nigeria and permission obtained from the Principals of each school. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: All authors support the submission of this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.