Adade-Boateng, Anita Odame
Agyekum, Kofi
Akunyumu, Stephen
Manu, Frederick Wireko
Nunekpeku, Godsway Kobla
Article History
Received: 1 December 2025
Accepted: 6 May 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Human and Social Science Research Ethics Committee (HuSSREC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and institutional guidelines. Written informed consent to participate in this study was obtained from all participants during the survey. The written consent to participate ensured that all respondents were aware of the study’s objectives and their right to withdraw at any time.
: Written informed consent to publish anonymized data was obtained from all participants. No participant under the age of 18 was included in this study; hence, there was no need for such consent to be sought as such.
: The authors declare no competing interests.