Alhassan, Robert Kaba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-4854
Tsikata, Richard
Tizaawaw, Richard Naatu
Tannor, Prince Asante
Quaw, Perpetual Praba
Awortwi, Cecilia Aba Ata
Ayanore, Martin Amogre
Afaya, Agani
Salia, Solomon Mohammed
Milipaak, Japiong
Mwini-Nyaledzigbor, Prudence Portia
Article History
Received: 21 November 2018
Accepted: 28 January 2019
First Online: 13 February 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: In all procedures, it was ensured that human rights were protected. Ethical approval for conducting of this study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the Institute of Health Research (IHR), University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho. The protocol identification number is UHAS-REC/A.3 []17–18.In addition, a written and verbal consents were sought from the respondents before they took part in the study. There was no risk posed during the period of data collection to the participants. Taking part in this study was optional and issues regarding consent were explained to the respondents that they could withdraw from the study at any point in time without consequences. Privacy, confidentiality and anonymity were ensured throughout the study by coding the data.
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