Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn
Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño
Undelikwo, Veronica Akwenabuaye
Adelekan, Babatunde
Amusan, Oluwaranmilowo
Abdullahi, Mohammed
Arije, Olujide O.
Uthman, Idayat
Kwamkur, Fadip Kpahnim
Jajere, Fatimah
Bokkos, Gideon
Article History
Received: 15 November 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2026
First Online: 15 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study received ethical approval from the Institute of Public Health (IPHOAU/12/2408), and Ministries of Health in Benue (MOH/STA/204/260), Borno (190/2023), Cross River (CRS/MH/HREC/023/Vol 1/280 and CRS/MH/HREC/2024/Vol 2/022), Taraba (TRSHREC/2023/APP/034 and TRSHREC/2024/APP/034), and Yobe (MOH/GEN/747/Vol 1) States). The study was conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki, university regulations governing research involving humans, and the National Code guiding the ethical conduct of research in Nigeria.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.