Afari-Asiedu, Samuel http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3355-411X
Hulscher, Marlies
Abdulai, Martha Ali
Boamah-Kaali, Ellen
Asante, Kwaku Poku
Wertheim, Heiman F. L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum (NA)
Article History
Received: 20 December 2019
Accepted: 5 July 2020
First Online: 14 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval was sought from the Kintampo Health Research Center (KHRC) Ethics Review Committee (FWA 00011103 / IRB Registration 0004854). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants after the objectives of the study was explained. Illiterate participants who provided their consent through a thumbprint were endorsed by the signature of literate witnesses who were not members of the study team. In addition to signed informed consent forms that were kept by the research team, prospective participants were given copies of the informed consent forms bearing their signature and the signature of the researchers or a designated persons. Anonymity and confidentiality of identity and information provided by respondents were assured.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.