Obour, Jacqueline Adade
Opoku, Felix Kwame
Mensah, Rebecca Dei
Appiah, Salomey Ofori
Amfo-Antiri, Dorothy
Boateng, Richard Kofi
Article History
Received: 12 September 2025
Accepted: 9 November 2025
First Online: 13 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) Ethical Review Committee, and it was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the committee, the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments, as well as relevant national research guidelines. As such, an ethical approval ( CCTHER/EC/2024/087 ) was taken from the right authority. The authors affirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants. Each participant was fully briefed on the study’s purpose, potential risks, and expected benefits before participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.