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Journal Name: International Journal of Preventive Medicine and Health (IJPMH)

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Publisher By: Lattice Science Publication (LSP)

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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 objectively and without 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 data sharing 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 Amos Melish Franklins: Methodology, Formal Analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – Review and Editing, Visualization Neima N. Candy: Supervision, Project Administration, Resources, Writing – Review and Editing, Funding Acquisition Alvan Corker: Methodology, Formal Analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – Review and Editing, Visualization Diamond Fobo: Methodology, Formal Analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – Review and Editing, Visualization.