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Fully, Prince L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4973-297X
Candy, Neima N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-0097
Sow, Aminata M.
Sandi, Alfreda B.
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Conflicts of Interest: Based on my understanding, this article has no conflicts of interest.
Funding Support: This article has not been funded by any organizations or agencies. This independence ensures that the research is conducted with objectivity and without any external influence.
Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate: Yes, securing ethical approval and consent from all participating individuals is essential. The ethical approval and consent are as follows. Conducted as part of an educational program at the University of Liberia School of Public Health, this study adhered to core ethical principles despite lacking prior IRB approval. We obtained written informed consent, ensured voluntary participation, maintained confidentiality through anonymization, and secured data storage. All procedures followed the standards of the University of Liberia and the Declaration of Helsinki. Though retrospective approval is not possible, we have documented all implemented safeguards.
Data Access Statement and Material Availability: The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Anonymised data may be shared for research purposes, in accordance with institutional datasharing policies and with appropriate data-use agreements in place to protect participant confidentiality.
Authors Contributions: Each author has individually contributed to the article. Prince L. Fully: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft, Visualization Neima N. Candy: Supervision, Project Administration, Resources, Writing – Review & Editing, Funding Acquisition Aminata M. Sow: Methodology, Formal Analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – Review & Editing, Visualization Alfreda B. Sandi: Methodology, Formal Analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – Review & Editing, Visualization All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
