Mba, Izuchukwu Nnachi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-1440
Basil, Bruno https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2631-285X
Mohammed, Jamila Aminu https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9248-0796
Akujieze, Chizoba Joseph https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0097-5042
Myke-Mbata, Blessing Kenechi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8105-3934
Article History
Received: 28 October 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Benue State University Teaching Hospital Health Research Ethics Committee with reference number BSUTH/CMAC/HREC/101/V.I/47 on 21 January 2019, and was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed and written consent was obtained from all participants before inclusion in the study and data collection.
: Not applicable in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.