Adewole, Adefisoye
Ajumobi, Olufemi
Waziri, Ndadilnasiya
Umar, Amina Abdullahi
Bala, Usaini
Gidado, Saheed
Ugbenyo, Gideon
Simple, Edwin
Igbaver, Isaac
Attahiru, Adam
Michael, Charles A.
Uba, Belinda
Nguku, Patrick
Uhomoibhi, Perpetua
Muhammad, Basheer
Ismael, Munira
Cash, Shelby
Williamson, John
McElroy, Peter
Kachur, Stephen Patrick
Asamoa, Kwame
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ((GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635, (GH15-1612) 1U2GGH001635)
Article History
Received: 3 August 2022
Accepted: 2 February 2023
First Online: 11 February 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approvals were obtained for both baseline and end-line assessments from Health Research Ethics Committee, Kano State Ministry of Health and Zamfara State Health Research Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health. This activity was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable U.S. federal law and CDC policy. <sup>§</sup> Verbal informed consent was approved by Health Research Ethics Committee, Kano State Ministry of Health and Zamfara State Health Research Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health. Verbal Informed Consent to participate in the study was obtained from adult clients, caregivers of child under 15 years of age and caregivers of ward aged 15–17 years. Assent to conduct the study was obtained from minors between the age of 15–17 years. Confidentiality was maintained throughout the assessment by using non-personal identifiers during data analysis. Data were available to only the NSTOP data management team.All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations as approved by the Kano and Zamfara States’ Institutional Review Boards, and CDC with applicable U.S. federal law and CDC policy.The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<sup>§</sup>See the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects in research at 45 C.F.R. part 46, 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. <sup>§</sup>241(d); 5 U.S.C. <sup>§</sup>552a; 44 U.S.C. <sup>§</sup>3501 et seq.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.