Okunade, Kehinde S.
Adejimi, Adebola A.
Olumodeji, Ayokunle M.
Olowe, Atinuke
Oyedeji, Olufemi A.
Ademuyiwa, Iyabo Y.
Adelabu, Hameed
Toks-Omage, Eselobu
Okoro, Austin C.
Davies, Nosimot
Adenekan, Muisi A.
Ojo, Temitope
Rabiu, Kabiru A.
Oshodi, Yusuf A.
Ugwu, Aloy O.
Olowoselu, Festus O.
Akinmola, Olukayode O.
Olamijulo, Joseph A.
Oluwole, Ayodeji A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Foundation, Scotland
Article History
Received: 23 December 2023
Accepted: 26 March 2024
First Online: 12 April 2024
Declarations
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: The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (ADM/DSCST/HREC/APP/5443) and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LREC/06/10/2000) Health Research Ethics Committees approved the primary protocol [CitationRef removed] for this current study. The study was conducted ethically as per the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki. All study participants gave written informed consent before recruitment, and participant information privacy and confidentiality were rigorously maintained throughout the study. We considered participants below 18 years of age as emancipated minors. ‘Emancipated minor’ is a person who is not of legal age to give consent (below 18 years of age in Nigeria) for a research study but who by marriage, pregnancy, being the mother of a child whether married or not or has left home and is self-sufficient can be allowed to do so legally [CitationRef removed].
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.