Lamptey, Helena
Aboagye, James Odame
Zaab-Yen Abana, Christopher
Boateng, Anthony Twumasi
Kanda, Ephraim Mawufemor Kofi
Attoh, Dzidzor Aku
Abaidoo-Myles, Araba
Bortey, Charlotte Borteley
Klutse, Jonathan
Puplampu, Peter
Ansa, Gloria
Ganu, Vincent Jessey
Oliver-Commey, Joseph
Bonney, Evelyn Yayra
Kyei, George Boateng
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIH-R21 (AI170232-01)
EDCTP2 (TMA2017SF-1955)
Article History
Received: 13 March 2025
Accepted: 30 May 2025
First Online: 10 June 2025
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Boards of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR-IRB-CPN 002/18–19), Ghana Health Service (GHS-ERC: 013/09/19), and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Ethical Review Board (KBTHIRB/00075/2019). The Ethics Review Board of NMIMR holds a United States Government Federal Wide Assurance (FWAA00001824) from the Office for Human Research Protection in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. A declaration of free willingness to participate in the study and written informed consent were obtained from all study participants or guardians prior to enrolment.
: The authors declare no competing interests.