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Article History

Received: 24 March 2022

Revised: 19 September 2022

Accepted: 14 October 2022

First Online: 23 November 2022

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was sought from the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and National Health Research Ethics Committee (NatHREC), which gave the approval for the study. Regional and district authorities where data collection took place were informed by formal letters and the formal permission was granted to allow a team of researchers to conduct the study. Informed consent was sought from the participants prior to their participation. For adolescents who were below eighteen (18) years, parental consent was sought while those above eighteen consented themselves.The study involved human participation and data related to humans, thus, all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, and approved by the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NatHREC). Measures to ensure privacy, anonymity, and protection from harm to all participants were highly considered.

: Informed consent was obtained from all participants for publication. Legal guardians were consulted for the participants below the age of 18 years.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.