Seidu, Abdul-Aziz http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-9054
Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Agbemavi, Wonder
Amu, Hubert
Bonsu, Freda
Article History
Received: 28 April 2019
Accepted: 13 June 2019
First Online: 25 June 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: The 2014 GDHS was conducted under the scientific and technical supervision of the Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service (GHS), National Public Health Reference Laboratory of the GHS and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. ICF International through the DHS Program approved the survey and provided technical assistance. Informed consent was obtained from all the respondents before the commencement of interviews with each respondent.
: This manuscript is an original work and has been prepared by the authors, AS, BOA WA, HA and FB, who all are aware of its content and approve its submission. The manuscript has not been published elsewhere in part or in entirety and is not under consideration by another journal. All authors give their consent for publication in the Journal of Public Health.
: The authors declare that they do not have any competing interest.