Agu, Chibuike
Akamike, Ifeyinwa Chizoba
Agu, Ifunanya
Agu, Ozioma
Eigbiremolen, Godstime O.
Mbachu, Chinyere Ojiugo
Onwujekwe, Obinna
Article History
Received: 4 August 2023
Accepted: 19 February 2024
First Online: 4 March 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu and the Research and Ethics Committee of Ebonyi State Ministry of Health. Ethical approval was secured from both committees before entry into the study site. Informed written consent was obtained from parents/guardians of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who participated in the survey. Also, a written assent was obtained from adolescents aged 13 to 17 years and older adolescents aged 18 years gave informed consent for the study. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: The authors declare no competing interests.