Asare, Matthew https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6831-3586
Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas
Ken-Amoah, Sebastian
Akakpo, Patrick Kafui
Enyan, Nancy Innocentia Ebu
Asmah, Emmanuel
Sturdivant, Rodney X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (1R21TW012728-01A1)
Article History
Received: 28 March 2025
Accepted: 26 October 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: The trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Baylor University (Ref# 2150609) and Coast Teaching Hospital (Ref# CCTHERC/EC/2024/051). All eligible participants are enrolled under a waiver of informed consent to minimize participation bias. Participants will sign an informed consent form before participating in the study. Protocol amendments will be submitted for review and approval by the IRBs. If relevant, approved modifications are updated in the trial registry.
: Not applicable. This protocol does not include any individual details, images, or videos requiring publication consent. A model consent form was used for participant enrollment and can be provided upon reasonable request.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.