Article History
Received: 4 December 2017
Accepted: 19 April 2018
First Online: 3 May 2018
Authors’ information
: Michael Boah (MPH—Public Health): Nutrition Officer, Ghana Health Service, PhD candidate in Epidemiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin—Heilongjiang province, China. Abraham B. Mahama (MPH—Health Promotion): Nutrition officer, UNICEF Ghana country office email: bangamsi@gmail.com, and Emmanuel A. Ayamga (BSc Community Nutrition): Nutrition Officer, Ghana Health Service, Nabdam District Upper East Region; Master of Public Health Student, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, email: eaayamga@gmail.com
: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the ethics review committee of the Ghana Health Service (ID No. GHS-ERC 31/12/15). Informed consent was obtained from participants before the interview. Permission was also sought from parents of participants younger than 18 years before interviewing them.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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