Erim, Abara A.
Okafor, Ukamaka G.
Pam, Martin Z.
Nzedibe, Okechi
Eze, Oluebubechukwu P.
Ogunniyi, Tolulope J.
Chukwujindu, Nzube G.
Onyeaghala, Chizaram
Chukwu-Mba, Chinenye C.
Ohunene, Lawal H.
Article History
Received: 19 May 2025
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC Ref. NHREC/01/01/2007-19/07/2022), and all procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the committee and the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.