Aseidu, Ernest Konadu
Bandoh, Delia Akosua
Ameme, Donne Kofi
Nortey, Priscilla
Akweongo, Patricia
Sackey, Samuel Oko
Afari, Edwin
Nyarko, Kofi Mensah
Kenu, Ernest http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8007-0073
Article History
Received: 14 January 2018
Accepted: 8 July 2019
First Online: 15 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of the Ghana Health Service. Permission was obtained from the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, to use the Ridge Regional Hospital as my study site to be used for data collection. Permission was obtained from the Administration of the hospital and the respective departmental heads.Informed consent was obtained from mothers and confidentiality assured before the study. The participants who could not read the consent form were read to interpreted and explained to them in the presence of an impartial witness (preferably another clinical staff who knows about the study but not a field worker). All their questions were answered to their satisfaction. Participants who agree to be part of the study were required to sign or thumbprint the consent form as an indication of their willingness to participate.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.