Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4630-3520
Salifu, Iddrisu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1605-5941
Miezah, Daniel
Arthur, Francis https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-6563
Obeng, Paul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-9240
Amoadu, Mustapha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9582-8884
Srem-Sai, Medina
Hagan, John Elvis https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-6133
Schack, Thomas
Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 2 July 2026
First Online: 9 July 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana with document number: UEWC/26 (approval date: 10.07.23). All methods and standard procedures were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations under the 6th edition of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent, parental consent and child assent were solicited from adolescents 18 years or above and children below 18 years, respectively, using a written agreement.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.