Abaah, Joshua Akurugu
Soliku, Olivia
Kanamu, Mohammed Hafiz
Ikeda, Scott R.
Mohammed, Abubashr Adamu
Engmann, Stephen Tetteh
Ahadzi, David Sesime
Brault, Marie A.
Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Louisville
National Institutes of Health (K01TW011480)
Article History
Received: 26 August 2025
Accepted: 16 January 2026
First Online: 30 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Committee for Human Research Publication and Ethics of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi (CHRPE./AP /528/24). The study was carried out in accordance with ethical standards on human subjects’ research set out in the Helsinki’s Declaration. Witten informed consent was obtained from all participants of the study. Minors who took part in the study first assented to participate and their legal guardians gave written informed consent before they were interviewed.
: The authors received consent for publication of the study from participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.