Dan, Felicia Agbor-Obun
Owan, Valentine Joseph
Ogabor, Joseph Odey
Asu-Okang, Stella
Akpa, Stephen Ushie
Eni, Eni Iferi
Ejeh, Emeka Ifeoma
Orogwu, Aloysius Alo
Opara, Patrick Ifeanyi
Aduma, Peter Owogoga
Article History
Received: 25 August 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 1 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Calabar ethics committee, with approval number UC/IRB/2024/067. All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and the 1964 Helsinki Declaration, as well as its later amendments or comparable ethical guidelines.
: Informed consent was obtained from all respondents prior to their participation in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.