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Authors
Mbachu, Chinyere Ojiugo
Eze, Irene Ifeyinwa
Onwujekwe, Obinna
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Development Research Centre (108677-001)
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Article History
Received: 28 February 2024
Accepted: 12 March 2025
First Online: 31 May 2025
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: The authors confirm that the research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Research and Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health Ebonyi State, Nigeria (Ref: ERC/SMOH/AI/005/18-21) and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu (Ref: UNTH/CSA/329/OL.5).Written informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from respondents 18 years and above. For those below 18, consent was first obtained from parents or legal guardians, and this was followed by written assent from the adolescent.Participation was voluntary, and all participants were informed of the purpose of the study and their roles and rights, including that they could withdraw their participation at any time during data collection and before data analysis commences.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the participant to publish their anonymized individual details in this manuscript. The consent form is held by the authors and is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
