Mawuli, Mawusi Adepa
Amoah, Linda Eva
Sraku, Isaac Kwame
Donu, Dickson
Abagna, Hamza B.
Acquah, Festus K.
Quashie, Neils Ben
Afrane, Yaw Asare
Funding for this research was provided by:
DELTAS Africa grant (DEL-15-007)
University of Ghana Office of Research and Innovation and Development (UGFD/11/2016-2017/002)
World Bank African Centres of Excellence grant (WACCBIP+NCDs)
National Institute of Health (R01 A1123074)
Article History
Received: 20 February 2025
Accepted: 11 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was done in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) [protocol number: NMIMR-IRB CPD 084/16-17] as well as the Ghana Health Service (GHS) [protocol number: GHSERC-Admin/App/Ren/700/18/266].). Written informed consent was sought from adult participants, parents/guardians of minors as well as assent from minors.