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Authors
Kudzordzi, Prince-Charles
Acheampong, Anabel
Nyarko, Prince
Alhassan, Thomas Abudu
Karikari, Michaella
Yola, Victoria
Marfo, Evans Opoku
Babae, Theophilus Nti
Henyo, Albert
Datsa, Lydia
Otabil, Kenneth Bentum
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD)/USAID (SGPIV/0111/241)
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Small grant programme 2020)
International Foundation for Science (No. I-1-F-6681-1)
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Article History
Received: 16 May 2025
Accepted: 25 July 2025
First Online: 14 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study received ethical clearance from the Committee for Human Research and Ethics at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana (Reference: CHRE/CA/031/022). All procedures in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration (1964, amended most recently in 2008) of the World Medical Association. All individuals aged 4 years and above were invited to participate in the study and recruited once they agreed and consented, or in the case of children (below 18 years), their parents consented. In addition, assent was sought for participants aged 10–17 years to affirm their willingness to participate in the study. A written informed consent form, either signed or thumb-printed and/or witnessed (when relevant), was obtained from all participants.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
