Funding for this research was provided by:
Lingnan University, Hong Kong (RPG1129310)
Article History
Received: 13 September 2019
Accepted: 7 May 2020
First Online: 5 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Study protocol was approved by the Committee on Human Research Publication and Ethics, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana (Ref: CHRPE/AP/507/16). Ethics approval was also granted by the Research Ethics Committee of Lingnan University, Hong Kong, before interviews began. Study participants provided written informed consent, which was either signed or thumb-printed based on the choice of the participant, mainly based on their literacy levels, after briefing them on the research aims, procedures and the voluntary nature of their participation.
: Not applicable.
: RMG is an Associate Editor on <i>BMC Public Health</i>. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.