Kissi, Jonathan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2942-5654
Adzakpah, Godwin
Annobil, Caleb
Mensah, Nathan Kamasenu
Quansah, Daniel Kwame Kwansah
Dzamvivie, Kennedy
Kruh, Vivian
Amoah-Anomah, Grace
Kassim, Abdul-Basit
Article History
Received: 9 June 2024
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 16 August 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was sought and obtained from the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Health Directorate Ethical Review Committee Board with ethical clearance reference number GHS/WGMHD/ADM-22. All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and with the Ghana Health Service Ethical Guidelines. Administrative permission was also obtained from the heads of the health facilities. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All aspects of the study, including the rationale, objectives, and participants’ responsibilities in the study, were all explained to them prior to their participation. Participants received guarantees of confidentiality. As a result, names and other crucial details that would jeopardize achieving these demands were left out.
: All authors have provided their consent for the manuscript to be submitted for review and publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.