Yarney, Lily http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3423-326X
Article History
Received: 18 August 2017
Accepted: 18 January 2019
First Online: 28 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Prior to the commencement of the study in 2014, ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Ghana Health Service with the study protocol. Additionally, all participants were provided with written informed consent before their participation in the study. After information and explanation on the purpose, rationale, procedures, confidentiality, risks and benefits, voluntary participation and rights, and right to withdrawal at any point without prejudice to participants, participants were asked to sign or thumbprint the written informed consent form as per their preference before their participation in the study.
: Included on the written informed consent form was a portion that sought consent from participants to publish findings of study with anonymous quotes. All the study participants were therefore asked to sign or thumbprint this portion of the form as well before their involvement in the questionnaires interviews and the focus group discussions.
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