Nsiah-Boateng, Eric
Akweongo, Patricia
Nonvignon, Justice
Aikins, Moses
Article History
Received: 12 April 2023
Accepted: 22 April 2024
First Online: 29 April 2024
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study received ethical approval from the Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee (GHS-ERC) of the Research and Development Division in Accra (GHS-ERC: 015/10/18). We also sought formal permission from leaders of the occupational groups and written and signed informed consent from the study participants before conducting the interviews. For participants who could not read or write, we explained the purpose, including the benefits and risks of the study to them in their local languages and obtained an informed consent through a thumbprint. The same Ethics Review Committee (GHS-ERC) approved the procedure for obtaining informed consent from the illiterate participants.
: Not applicable.
: The corresponding Author (ENB) is an employee of the National Health Insurance Authority; however, his affiliation did not influence the findings of this study. PA, JN and MA declare no Competing interest.