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Article History

Received: 19 May 2025

Accepted: 12 May 2026

First Online: 26 May 2026

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinky (2013) and followed the guidelines accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in Ghana for research involving human participants. This study protocols and procedures were reviewed and approved by the University of Cape Coast Institutional Review Board. Additionally, all data collected were kept confidential and used strictly for academic purposes, in line with the Declaration’s principles on privacy and data protection. The manuscript does not contain any identifiable personal data. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.

: Not applicable (no personal identifying data are published).

: Informed consent was obtained from all participants. The contents of the checklist were explained to participants, and they were also provided with a printed participant’s information sheet in English prior to consent.

: The authors declare no competing interests.