Onyia, Nonso E.
Osagie, Esosa
Akhigbe, Paul
Idemudia, Nosakhare L.
Obuekwe, Ozo
Omoigberale, Augustine
Richards, Vincent
Coker, Modupe O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (NIDCR R01DE028154)
Article History
Received: 31 January 2024
Accepted: 18 March 2024
First Online: 16 April 2024
Declarations
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: Before the commencement of the study, ethical approvals from the Institutional review boards at UBTH (ADM/E22/AVOL.VII/14713, 31 January 2019), University of Maryland Baltimore (HP-00084081) and Rutgers State University of New Jersey (Pro2019002047) were obtained. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All the study activities, benefits/risks of voluntary participation, and withdrawal from the study were verbally communicated to parents/guardians or caregivers in English and/or pidgin English. Questions were asked to confirm that they understood the study, and written informed consent was obtained before recruitment.
: Not applicable.
: Not applicable.