Ottie-Boakye, Doris
Article History
Received: 4 May 2020
Accepted: 21 September 2020
First Online: 15 October 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The ASPHS data used for this study received ethical approval from the Ethics Committee for Humanities (ECH) of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana-Legon [Protocol Number: ECH 096/16–17] and the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) [Protocol Number: GHS-ERC: 03/05/17]. The study also sought permission from the Regional Health Directorate and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection/Department of Social Welfare in the Ashanti Region. Furthermore, permission was obtained from the Mampong Municipal Assembly, Health Directorate, Department of Social Welfare, and the National Health Insurance Office at the municipal level respectively. Respondents were given detailed information regarding this research. Written informed consent was also sought from the study respondents.
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: The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.