Ansu-Mensah, Monica
Ginindza, Themba G.
Amponsah, Samuel Kofi
Shimbre, Mulugeta Shegaze
Bawontuo, Vitalis
Kuupiel, Desmond
Article History
Received: 7 June 2023
Accepted: 23 October 2024
First Online: 29 October 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee (Approval Number: GHS-ERC:018/03/22), and the University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (approval number: BREC/00004499/2022) after a review of this study protocol for ethical issues and all necessary permissions issued to the concerned health authorities. Therefore, a gatekeeper’s permit was provided by the Bono Regional Health Directorate of Ghana to conduct this study. All participants signed informed consent forms before enrolling in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.