Darko, Godfred https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3338-7526
Alhassan, Amidu
Dwumfour-Asare, Bismark
Boateng, Kofi Sekyere
Yar, Denis Dekugmen
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 27 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee (GHS-ERC) (Reference No.: GHS-ERC: 053/09/25). The protocol was approved in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for research involving human participants. Informed consent was obtained from all participants before they participated in the study. Participants were provided with adequate information about the study objectives, procedures, potential risks, and benefits, and participation was entirely voluntary. Participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.