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Osei-Tutu, Solomon https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2537-8513
Asante, Felix https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0601-6877
Agyemang-Duah, Williams https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-0685
Owusu-Sarpong, Obed Jones https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5418-4093
Siaw, Lawrencia Pokuah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4392-4604
Gyasi, Razak M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6733-1539
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Received: 29 July 2024
Accepted: 10 November 2024
First Online: 21 November 2024
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: The study protocol was approved by the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (HuSSREC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, with the reference number HuSSREC/AP/55/VOL. 1. Permission was also granted by the Centre for Research, Innovation and Development (CRID) of the Manhyia District Hospital, Kumasi, with reference number MDH/PROC/02/19. Participants joined the study on their own volition. The anonymity of the respondents was safeguarded by concealing their real identities. Respondents who felt uneasy and uncomfortable engaging in the study upon all the assurances given by the researchers to protect their identities were allowed to opt-out and were subsequently replaced. All respondents gave informed consent prior to data collection. The processes, potential risks, and benefits of the research were duly made known to all of them. The consent form was subsequently signed by the respondents on their own volition.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
