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Okon, Akpan Uwem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-7763
Eze, Bassey Iya
Emmanuel, Uwaetteh Akanimoh
Marcus, Inyang Wisdom
Adanna, Usoro Chinyere
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Article History
Received: 28 June 2022
Accepted: 6 September 2022
First Online: 14 November 2022
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: Written informed consent was obtained from parents/guardians of the participants before sample collection. The purpose and nature of the research were explained to the parents/guardians of the participants, and they gave their consent. Ethical approval was given by the Health and Research Ethical Committee of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Informed written consent was given by the participants before being enrolled into the study. All experiments were performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
