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Article History

Received: 13 May 2025

Accepted: 27 November 2025

First Online: 5 December 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Institutional Review Board (KATH/IRB/AP/072/23).Our study protocol conformed to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki in 1995 (as revised in Brazil 2013) including confidentiality, risks and benefits assessments, consent to participate, and ensuring respect to participants. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant prior to their inclusion in the study. Participants were assured of confidentiality and their right to withdraw from the study at any point without consequence. The privacy of the participants was ensured during the data collection stage of the research. Additionally, no personal identifying information was used, and pseudonyms were used in describing the participants’ responses. This was to ensure that no third party will be able to trace the data to any participant to protect participants’ anonymity. The participants were also provided with a detailed explanation of the study, including its methodology, sample, data analysis, and procedural guidelines. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. The consent process was approved by the institutional ethics review board, and participation was entirely voluntary.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.