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Article History

Received: 30 January 2024

Revised: 1 June 2024

Accepted: 23 June 2024

First Online: 24 July 2024

Declarations

: We declare that this paper is an original work from our individual efforts, and that it is not currently under consideration for publication or otherwise by any other journal or publisher. Where appropriate, we have acknowledged or quoted the sources of other people’s work.

: An initial ethical approval was sought from the Ethics Board for the Humanities, University of Ghana where the corresponding author was initially at. This was initially reviewed by the board and sent back to the author for further corrections. It was finally approved by the board after the lead investigator effected the needed corrections.

: A letter of introduction to potential participants for the study was initially secured from the Department of Sociology, university of Ghana, introducing the lead author to participants and the reason for the study. An additional letter of consent to participants seeking their participation in the study and assuring them of the needed confidentiality and anonymity during, before and after data collection and analysis was provided by the corresponding author. Participation was made voluntary, and participants were free to withdraw from taking part at any point in time.

: The authors declare no competing interests.