Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-1036
Osei, Francis Adjei
Enimil, Anthony
Dapaah, Jonathan Mensah
Agyei-Baffour, Peter
Kwarteng, Sandra Owusu
Nyanor, Isaac
Mensah, Nicholas Karikari
Ampiah, Victoria
Ansong, Daniel
Funding for this research was provided by:
The study was funded by the DANIDA fellowship centre, (Building Stronger University Initiatives)
Article History
Received: 19 August 2025
Accepted: 1 January 2026
First Online: 15 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance to the guidelines of the declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Committee on Human Research Publications and Ethics (CHRPE), of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology and the Research and Development Unit of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana (CHRPE/AP/384/16). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants to ensure their willingness to participate in the study.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.