Smith-Togobo, Cecilia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5583-3304
Pedersen, Mette Ø. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8561-9421
Jensen, Steffen G.
Duduyemi, Babatunde https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9185-5957
Gyasi, Richard K.
Ofori, Michael F. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-7514
Paintsil, Vivian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-0549
Renner, Lorna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-773X
Nørgaard, Peter
Hviid, Lars https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1698-4927
Funding for this research was provided by:
Danish International Development Agency (BSU2-UG)
Article History
Received: 25 May 2019
Accepted: 20 December 2019
First Online: 30 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the institutional review boards of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (CHRPE/AP/175/17) and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH; IRB/00080/2016) and by the Heads of Department of the pathology units of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and KBTH. Written informed consent was obtained from the parents/guardians on admission before inclusion of patients in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.