Agyei-Mensah, Yaw Opoku http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-0186
Annan, Theophilus
Overå, Ragnhild http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4359-3494
Atter, Amy http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-6748
Hatløy, Anne http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3668-3216
Andersen, Peter
Obiri, Kojo Odei
Ansong, Richard Stephen
Janananda, Bhagya
Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda
Kjellevold, Marian http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7070-5784
Funding for this research was provided by:
LEAP-Agri Era-Net (727715)
University of Bergen
Article History
Received: 28 December 2021
Accepted: 8 March 2023
First Online: 12 April 2023
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: Ethical approval was retrieved from the Norwegian Center for Research Data (NSD). Also, the project team applied for an ethical approval from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana with reference numbers 009/20–2 and IRB 00001276. A thorough project description, including the project proposal and the proposed interview guide were all submitted as part of the requirements to meet the ethical approvals. An information letter (supplementary material InternalRef removed) was provided by the Norwegian Center for Research Data (NSD) as a confirmation of their approval of the research which was conducted. Discussions were held with District Chief Executives, local leaders, chief fishermen and head of the house within the communities explaining the purpose of the study. Verbal informed consent was obtained from the participants after giving both written and oral information about the study. The study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and participants could withdraw from the study at any time without giving any reason. All public health safety protocols by the Ghana Ministry of Health were followed throughout the Covid-19 data collection period. The research assistant put on a face mask all the time and the respondents were also provided masks. At least a 1-m distance was maintained between the assistant and the respondents. Frequent hand washing and hand sanitizing were practiced when necessary.
: Permission was sought from the assembly man, district chief executive, or the chief fisherman, and from some husbands. Before the start of each interview, the nature of the research to its full extent was explained to the respondents, including the fact that they could withdraw at any time without giving reasons. Since the interviews were audio recorded, a verbal consent was sought from the interviewees.
: Not applicable.