Opare-Asamoah, Kwame https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-6263
Vicar, Ezekiel Kofi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1232-4921
Sosu, Jerry Xola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-3528
Nyarko, Eunice https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9739-9318
Mustapha, Sulemana Zakariah https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2511-214X
Mumuni, Kanyite Ayisha https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8645-6341
Aboagye, Nana Kofi Yeboah https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2484-8477
Majeed, Saeed F. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5576-2534
Asakeboba, Philomena Ajanaba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-4389
Yakong, Vida Nyagre https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-2989
Antwi, Kwadwo Fosu https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4093-520X
Dongdem, Julius T. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8477-4721
Article History
Received: 6 May 2024
Accepted: 16 April 2025
First Online: 24 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana (TTHERC/25/06/21/03). A thumb-printed informed consent to participate was obtained from all the study participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.