Funding for this research was provided by:
US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Cooperative Agreement Number U2R6H000046)
Article History
Received: 13 May 2020
Accepted: 10 August 2020
First Online: 18 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval referenced MOH/ADM/744/VOL.1/326 was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of Ministry of Health, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The LGA’s Director of the Primary Health Care granted verbal permission and directed the ward focal persons in charge of the selected settlements to support. Participants were informed of the nature of the survey, benefit and risks, and their right to participate and decline at any time during the interview. A written informed consent was obtained from each respondent before the interview but verbally seek the permission from the household head. Participants were assured of their confidentiality and identified using code numbers.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.