Baruwa, Sikiru
Akomolafe, Toyin O.
Okafor, Emeka Emmanuel
Ubuane, Osimhen
Diallo, Rodio
Alagbile, Michael
Ladokun, Jennifer
Ekele, Johnson
Yusuf, Dayyabu
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-007278)
Article History
Received: 13 January 2026
Accepted: 5 June 2026
First Online: 9 June 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was received from the Population Council's Institutional Review Board (Protocol # 878), and the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) of the Federal Ministry of Health (Protocol # NHREC/01/01/2007-16/04/2018). All participants provided informed consent prior to participating in the study. Participants were informed about the voluntary nature of the study and their right to withdraw at any time, and their responses were anonymized.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.