Owusu, George
Iddrisu, Abdul-Karim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6751-2516
Antwi-Adjei, Meshack
Asare, Theophilus Anane
Gyekyebea, Patience
Opoku-Kusi, Raphael
Effah, Emmanuel
Tuekpe, Ransford Mawuli
Article History
Received: 30 October 2024
Accepted: 31 March 2025
First Online: 3 June 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that no conflict of interest exists.
: Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the University of Energy and Natural Resources Committee for Human Research and Ethics (No. CHRE/AP/292/024). A well-written informed consent form was appropriately obtained from each of the participants. The study protocol conformed to the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki as reflected in a prior approval by the institution & # 39; human research committee.
: The lead author George Owusu affirms that this manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.