Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
El Tantawi, Maha
Chukwumah, Nneka Maureen
Alade, Michael
Oginni, Olakunle
Mapayi, Boladale
Arowolo, Olaniyi
Sam-Agudu, Nadia A.
Article History
Received: 6 December 2020
Accepted: 22 March 2021
First Online: 27 March 2021
Declarations
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: 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/adult guardian of each study participant aged 10–11-years-old prior to enrollment. Parental informed consent and participant assent were obtained for those 12–13-years-old. Written informed consent was obtained from study participants aged 14 to 19 years in line with guidance from the Federal Ministry of Health [CitationRef removed].
: 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 interests.