Adeomi, Adeleye Abiodun
Funding for this research was provided by:
Carnegie Corporation of New York (G-19-57145)
Sida (54100113)
Uppsala Monitoring Center, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), and by the Wellcome Trust (107768/Z/15/Z)
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, with support from the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) programme
Article History
Received: 22 April 2024
Accepted: 19 December 2024
First Online: 27 December 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee of University of the Witwatersrand (certificate No: M190514) as well as the Ministry of Health in Osun State (certificate No: OSHREC/PRS/569T/155) and Gombe State (certificate No: MOH/ADM/621/1/142). In accordance with the Nuremberg code and the Declaration of Helsinki, the principles of informed consent, respect for participants, fair subject selection, and favourable risk-benefit ratio were followed for this study. A great effort was also put into maintaining the confidentiality of the participants. Permission to conduct the study was sought and obtained from all relevant gate-keepers including community heads, other community leaders, religious heads and household heads, and informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.