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Momore, Clement Luciano
Saah, Farrukh Ishaque
Amu, Hubert
Druye, Andrews Adjei
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Article History
Received: 8 January 2025
Accepted: 29 June 2025
First Online: 25 August 2025
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: Ethical approval was given by the University of Cape Coast’s Institutional Review Board (Ref: UCC/IRB/A/2016/1108) and permission from the management of the Wa Municipal Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from respondents aged 18 years or older while assent was obtained from the guardian/parent of those aged under 18 years. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee’s national guidelines on research involving humans, particularly informed consent, voluntary participation, privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality as well as COVID-19 protocols on social distance.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
