Chigbu, Chibuike O.
Dim, Cyril C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-3549
Eneh, Stanley C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1643-5995
Olakunde, Babayemi O. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-6901
Olawepo, John O. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-1042
Onyeka, Tonia C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8138-3100
Itanyi, Ijeoma U. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4958-6319
Idemili-Aronu, Ngozi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9719-8153
Lasebikan, Nwamaka N.
Bembir, Chinenye https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-1179
Audu, Esther
Ejiofor, Omeje
Hamman, Nicholas
Muhammad, Sagir
Lawrence, Atakulu
Maijeh, Odufunke
John, Onyeji
Yinusa, Idayat
Barka, Bala
Abdulrahmeen, Aisha
Paschalina, Ezechukwu
Nwafor, Obuchuku
Aarons, Gregory A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-5002
Ezeanolue, Echezona E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-9479
Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 3 February 2026
First Online: 20 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was part of the ACCESS study funded by the NIH (U01CA275118) and with IRB approval number: NHREC/01/01/2007-20/07/2023 and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) IRB approval number: number 808626. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant national research ethics guidelines.
: All participants provided written informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.