Nyenswah, Tolbert G.
Skrip, Laura
Stone, Mardia
Schue, Jessica L.
Peters, David H.
Brieger, William R.
Article History
Received: 29 June 2023
Accepted: 17 October 2023
First Online: 25 October 2023
Declarations
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: We confirmed that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was submitted to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board (IRB#: 18923), it was determined that the proposed activity does not qualify as human subjects research as defined by DHHS regulations 45 CFR 46.102, and therefore does not require IRB oversight and which deemed the research as IRB exempt #FWA #00000287. The study protocol was also submitted and reviewed by the University of Liberia-Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation Institutional Review Board (UL-PIRE IRB#: 21-03-255) and granted exemption approval #FWA00004853. Informed written consent was obtained from every participant.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing and/or conflict of interest.