Kuupiel, Desmond
Adu, Kwame Manu
Bawontuo, Vitalis
Tabong, Philip T. N.
Adogboba, Duncan A.
Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P.
Article History
Received: 4 July 2019
Accepted: 19 November 2020
First Online: 25 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (approval number: BE565/17) following approval by the Navrongo Health Research Centre Institutional Review Board/Ghana Health Service (approval number: NHRCIRB291). The Upper East Regional Health Directorate granted permission before ethical approval. The study participants also signed a consent form before participating in the study.
: Not applicable.
: All authors declared no competing interest.