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John, Onuche Noah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-9852
Akyala, Adamu Ishaku https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4168-6104
Eleojo, Grace Itodo
Aremu, Stephen Olaide https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-7254
Matthew, Adams Okur
Elam, Oli Peggy
Ezeobi, Arinze Joseph
Augustine, Ojotule
Barnabas, Segun
Augustine, Umameh
Ayo, Oluwatoyin Joy
Mohammed, Khadijat
Ameh, Arome John
Ohize, Michael Sule
Thankgod, Omale Shuaibu
Barkhadle, Abdillahi Abdi https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7835-7562
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Article History
Received: 17 September 2025
Accepted: 7 March 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 version) as adopted by the World Medical Association. Ethical approval for the study was secured from the Health Research Ethics Committee of the Kogi State Ministry of Health (a fully registered committee the under National Health Research Ethics Committee), after a defence of the research proposal during the Committee’s ethical screening interview. This study was conducted using anonymized secondary data and posed no direct risk to any human subject. Ethical approval was obtained from the Kogi State Ministry of Health Ethics Committee, and data use was authorized by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). All data were handled confidentially and used strictly for academic and public health research purposes.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
