Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
Tantawi, Maha El
Chukwumah, Nneka Maureen
Alade, Michael
Mapayi, Boladale
Oginni, Olakunle
Arowolo, Olaniyi
Sam-Agudu, Nadia A.
Article History
Received: 6 December 2020
Accepted: 28 January 2021
First Online: 8 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institute of Public Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Health Research Ethics Committee (IPHOAU/12/669). Informed consent was obtained from a parent of each study participant aged 10–11 years old prior to enrollment. Parental consent and participant assent were obtained for those 12–13-years-old. Informed consent was obtained from study participants 14 years to 19 years.
: Not applicable.
: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan is a Sectional Editor of BMC Oral Health. Maha El Tantawi is an Associate Editor with BMC Oral Health. Nneka Maureen Chukwumah, Michael Alade, Olakunle Oginni, Boladale Mapayi, Olaniyi Arowolo and Nadia A Sam-Agudu do not have competing interest.