Aboagye, James Odame
Ayanful-Torgby, Ruth
Zhou, Lei
Wormenor, Prince Peter
Ganu, Vincent
Tachi, Kenneth
Attoh, Bernard Nii Akrashie
Mensah, Miriam
Kuuguu, Timothy
Mensah, Sedzro Kojo
Kyei, George Boateng
Paintsil, Elijah
Article History
Received: 22 May 2024
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 11 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study has obtained informed consent from all study participants. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (038/21–22), and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH-IRB 000185/2021).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.