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Chukwu, Isaac
Ilo, Ikenna
Ilo, Doris
Okeke, Gregory
Ezeonwumelu, Chukwuemeka
Ngwu, Paul
Uchendu, Chioma
Okafor, Amarachukwu
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Received: 31 May 2026
Accepted: 7 July 2026
First Online: 20 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Ethical approval was obtained from the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia Health Research Ethics Committee with reference number FMC/QEH/G.596/Vol.10/1002.Written informed consent was obtained from respondents.
Consent for publication: Respondents signed informed consent regarding publishing their data.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
