Sumankuuro, Joshua http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8967-1091
Mahama, Memuna Yankasa
Crockett, Judith
Wang, Shaoyu
Young, Jeanine
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charles Sturt University (AU), 2018 Writing Up Award Scheme (SN:11533158)
Article History
Received: 7 January 2019
Accepted: 17 July 2019
First Online: 23 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study received ethics approval from Charles Sturt Human Research Ethics Committee [Protocol numbers: H16013 and H16178] and Navrongo Health Research Centre [Protocol number: NHRCIRB345]. The Regional Health Directorate of Upper West Region and the two districts also gave written support for the conduct of the study. Written informed consent (signed or thumbprint) was obtained from all participants, and participation was entirely voluntary.
: The authors obtained informed consent from participants to publish the findings of the study.
: Prof. Jeanine Young is an editorial board member of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth’s journal.