Nartey, Yvonne Ayerki
Okine, Rafiq
Seake-Kwawu, Atsu
Ghartey, Georgia
Asamoah, Yaw Karikari
Senya, Kafui
Duah, Amoako
Owusu-Ofori, Alex
Amugsi, James
Suglo, Damasus
Bampoh, Sally Afua
Hiebert, Lindsey
Njuguna, Henry
Ward, John W.
Plymoth, Amelie
Roberts, Lewis Rowland
Bockarie, Ansumana Sandy
Awuku, Yaw Asante
Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas
Article History
Received: 17 May 2022
Accepted: 14 November 2022
First Online: 23 November 2022
Declarations
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: No identifiable patient information was obtained, no patient enrolment for primary data was needed, and no informed consent from patients was required. Therefore, an exemption from requiring informed consent was granted by the Ghana Health Service Ethical Review Committee, Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital Institutional Review Board, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Ethics Review Committee and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Institutional Review Board. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was approved by the ethical review committees of the Ghana Health Service (ERC number GHS-ERC 002/10/20), Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH-STC 00083/2021), Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH IRB/AP/099/21) and the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTHERC/EC/2021/117).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.