Appati, Walter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-9979
Otupiri, Easmon
Appati, Adelaide
Ntim, Eliezer Bernard Owusu
Article History
Received: 28 October 2024
Accepted: 4 April 2025
First Online: 2 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the institution’s Internal Review Board (SMS/CoH/DRP/Vol 1), and another clearance was given by the New Juaben Municipal Health Directorate (MHD/NJ/0621) asking permission from authorities of the selected schools. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA), who act as proxy guardians in the institutions, gave informed consent, while students assented to participate in the study. This study was conducted according to the most current version of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.