Hackman, Henry Kwadwo
Mensah, Alice Constance
Annison, Lawrence
Arhin, Reuben Essel
Aidoo, Ebenezer Krampah
Osei-Adjei, George
Addo, Nelson
Sagoe, Augustine E.
Appiah-Mends, Fiifi
Article History
Received: 16 July 2025
Accepted: 10 February 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Accra Technical University Research Ethics Committee with protocol identification number ATU/MLT/ET/003/2023–2024. As this was a retrospective record review, the need for informed consent from individual patients and consent for participation was waived by the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Chest Clinic. All data were de-identified and kept confidential.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.