Lori, Jody R.
Kukula, Vida Ami
Liu, Liya
Apetorgbor, Veronica E.A.
Ghosh, Bidisha
Awini, Elizabeth
Lockhart, Nancy
Amankwah, Georgina
Zielinski, Ruth
Moyer, Cheryl A.
Williams, John
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. (RO1HD096277)
Article History
Received: 29 September 2023
Accepted: 22 December 2023
First Online: 5 January 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study and the informed consent was obtained from the Institutional Review Boards of the University of Michigan (HUM#00161464) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS-ERC: 016/04/19). The Institutional Review Boards of the University of Michigan (HUM#00161464) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS-ERC: 016/04/19) approved the procedure for obtaining the informed consent. Written informed consent was obtained individually from all participants by the RA and witnessed by a second person. Written informed consent forms were handed to each woman. Due to generalized low literacy rates in Ghana, the RA read aloud verbatim the informed consent document to all potential participants in private A teach-back method was used to confirm participant comprehension of the study requirements and methodology. The RA asked potential participants to describe their understanding of the study’s purpose, procedure, risks, and benefits using open-ended prompts and repeating the material until understanding was achieved. The informed consent was then signed or marked with a thumbprint by the participant, the person obtaining the signature, and a witness (health facility staff) signed that he/she was present while the benefits, risks, and procedures were read to the participant, that all questions were answered, and that women voluntarily agreed to take part in the research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.