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Authors
Yanney, Stephina Adjoa
Abdulai, Anisa
Owusu-Asenso, Christopher Mfum
Akuamoah-Boateng, Yaw
Mohammed Sabtiu, Abdul Rahim
Sraku, Isaac Kwame
Machani, Maxwell Gesuge
Attah, Simon Kwaku
Afrane, Yaw Asare
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Received: 28 April 2025
Accepted: 1 June 2026
First Online: 11 June 2026
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Ghana, college of health Sciences (CHS) Ethics and protocol review committee (EPRC) (reference number:CHS-Et/M.11- P4.2/2022–2023). The research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki’s ethical principles for medical research involving human participants. Verbal informed consent was obtained from the community members and village leaders prior to sampling, as approved by the University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences (CHS) Ethics and Protocol Review Committee (EPRC). For the household and farm surveys, the study was explained to, and verbal consent was obtained from participants before recruitment into the study. Confidentiality of respondents was maintained by anonymizing data and securely storing the dataset in password-protected files.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
