Nsaful, Josephine
Attah, Dzifa
Sefogah, Promise E.
Dedey, Florence
Bediako-Bowan, Antoinette
Amoako, Joachim
Amoah, Solomon Kofi
Donkoh, Irene Baaba
Clegg-Lamptey, Joe-Nat
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Ghana Research Fund (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund, (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund, (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
University of Ghana Research Fund, (#UGRF/14/MGC-001/2022-2023)
Article History
Received: 22 June 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, [Reference number, KBTH/IRB/000225/2022]. Date of Approval: May 10, 2023. The study was implemented in compliance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, and the ethical guidelines of the KBTH and applicable laws and regulations in Ghana. Participants provided informed consent by signing or a thumb printing the informed consent form as proof.
: Participants provided consent for publication, as part of the informed consent process.
: The authors declare no competing interests.