Acknowledgements
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The authors gratefully acknowledge Tsakuwa Primary Health Care Centre for granting permission to conduct this trial and all the necessary support including logistics during the conduct of the study. We would like to thank Alhaji Ismaila Santali, the village head of Tsakuwa, Dawakin-Kudu Local Government Area for the special assistance he provided during the recruitment of participants from the community. We are grateful to the community health extension workers in persons of Binta Ashiru, Murtala Isa and Rabiu Ya’u, Tsakuwa Primary Health Care Centre, who provided valuable assistance with the recruitment process and in the retention of participants. We are also thankful to all the research assistants in persons of late Yakubu A. Hadi, Halima B. Tarfa, Ibrahim Muhammad and Shuaibu M. Gambo. Additionally, we appreciate the cooperation of all the participants who gave their all in participating in this study. Finally, we would like to thank all the experts that reviewed and provided meticulous contributions to the education programme, especially Prof. Cormac Ryan, School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, who provided valuable feedback during the development of the education programme.