Yorke, Ernest
Boima, Vincent
Dey, Ida Dzifa
Ganu, Vincent
Nkornu, Norah
Acquaye, Kelvin Samuel
Mate-Kole, C. Charles
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Ghana Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) grant (URF/9/ILG-076/2015-2016)
Article History
Received: 11 April 2019
Accepted: 25 March 2020
First Online: 3 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All patients provided written informed consent. Ethical and Protocol approval for the study was sought from the College of Health Sciences Ethics and Protocol Review Committee of the University of Ghana with reference number URF/9/ILG-076/2015–2016. It complied with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 (Revised 2013) on human experimentation. Strict confidentiality of data and privacy for study participants were ensured. Data was kept secured and was available only to the principal investigator. Patients found to have dysglycaemia and/or psychological disorders were referred for further assessment and possible treatment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.