Apinjoh, Tobias O. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-7271
Ntasin, Veronica N.
Tataw, Phil Collins C.
Ntui, Vincent N.
Njimoh, Dieudonne L.
Cho-Ngwa, Fidelis
Achidi, Eric A.
Article History
Received: 28 January 2021
Accepted: 10 May 2021
First Online: 22 May 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Buea (Protocol # 2020/818-05/UB/SJ/IRB/FHS) while administrative authorization was obtained from the Southwest Regional delegation of Public Health, District Medical Officer and Chief Medical Officers in charge of the district and health facilities respectively. Upon approval, participants (or their guardians) who signed a written informed consent after adequate sensitization about the study objectives, risks and possible benefits were enrolled. Assent was equally obtained from children between 12 and 20 years of age.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.