Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-7730
El Tantawi, Maha
Oginni, Ayodeji
Adeniyi, Abiola
Alade, Michael
Finlayson, Tracy L.
Article History
Received: 6 April 2020
Accepted: 26 April 2020
First Online: 6 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals’ Complex in Ile-Ife (IRB/IEC/0004553 and NHREC/27/02/2009a). Permission for conducting the study was also obtained from the Ife Central Local Government Area. Written consent was obtained from mothers of children who participated in the study after they were duly informed about the objectives of the study, risks and benefits, voluntary nature of study participation, and freedom to withdraw from the study at any time. Written consent was also obtained from mothers for their participation in the study. No identifier was collected for each respondent.
: Not applicable.
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