Duut, Francis Yennube
Nfoke, Samuel Punignan
Ayamga, Elvis
Kwayaja, Naja
Senoo, Dodzi Kwaku Jnr
Agongo, Godfred
Abugri, James
Dassah, Sylvester Donne
Article History
Received: 13 October 2025
Accepted: 30 January 2026
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the conduct of this study was obtained from the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) institutional review board (IRB) (ID: NHRCIRB596). Informed consent was obtained from participants prior to their enrolment into the study. In addition to parental informed consent, an assent was obtained from participants aged 12 to 17 years old. Upon enrolment, data collected from study participants were labelled with unique identification numbers to ensure anonymity throughout the study process. All the study procedures were conducted in conformity with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.