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Anabire, Nsoh Godwin
Aryee, Paul Armah
Ziblim, Zulka
Suurbaar, Jonathan
Ansah, Felix
Helegbe, Gideon Kofi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1468-301X
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Article History
Received: 7 August 2020
Accepted: 8 December 2020
First Online: 14 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the joint ethical review board (ERB) of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences/School of Allied Health Sciences (SMHS/SAHS) of the University for Development Studies, Ghana. Permission was given by the leadership of the traders’ union, Tamale-Ghana, before the data were collected. Written informed consent was obtained from the study subjects prior to data collection. Prior to obtaining consent, the participants were provided with information about the purpose, benefits and associated risk of the study. The participants were also informed that their participation was voluntary and that they could withdraw from the study at any time without consequences. In addition, they were assured that all responses received would be kept confidential. They were then asked to sign or thumbprint a written consent form before participating in the study.
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: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
