Funding for this research was provided by:
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA/2018/251.531A)
Article History
Received: 13 February 2020
Accepted: 25 May 2020
First Online: 11 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institute of Public Health Research Ethics Committee, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (IPHOAU/12/1133), and from Osun State (OSHREC/PRS/569 T/154) Health Research Ethics Committee. Social approval (LSMH2695/11/260/T) was obtained from the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The study was conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was obtained from all study participants. Parental consent was waived by all the ethics committees for children below 18 years because the study was non-invasive; the children were street kids, many being matured minors; and locating parents for study approval was often impossible.
: Not applicable.
: MOF is a sectional editor with the BMC Oral Health. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.