Fawole, Henrietta O.
Osuji, Perpetua O.
Idowu, Opeyemi A.
Obiekwe, Sochima J.
Kolawole, Francis O.
Fatai, Kadiree E.
Okafor, Anita C.
Aku-Dania, Grace A.
Bolu, Chukwuekwu D.
Adeniji, Tolulope
Akinrolie, Olayinka
Article History
Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 4 June 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin (approval number: CMS/REC/2022/316). All participants provided written informed consent before participation. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. This study does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos).
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.