Ali, Zakari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-2230
Bukari, Mohammed
Mwinisonaam, Anita
Abdul-Rahaman, Abdul-Latif
Abizari, Abdul-Razak
Article History
Received: 22 July 2020
Accepted: 3 November 2020
First Online: 16 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Permissions to conduct the study in the selected districts were acquired from the Joint Ethical Review Committee of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and School of Allied HealthSciences, University for Development Studies (UDSIRB/CMN/1569/17) and the various health directorates of the two regions. Informed consent was sought at the household level before the questioning began. The participants were guaranteed privacy and confidentiality during data collection. Finally, there was assurance of withdrawal of the participant at any time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.