Atosona, Ambrose
Yiadom, Lisa Boakye
Alhassan, Barichisu
Kelli, Hamida
Gaa, Patience Kanyiri
Kalog, Gabriel Libienuo Sowley
Article History
Received: 2 December 2023
Accepted: 15 June 2024
First Online: 19 June 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of Declaration of Helsinki. Approval to carry out the study was sought from the Committee on Human Research, Publications and Ethics (CHRPE/AP/673/22) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects/patients. For illiterate patients, written informed consent was obtained from their legal guardians. Thumb-printed informed consent was obtained from the illiterate patients themselves.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.