Abuaku, Benjamin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1840-6979
Amoah, Linda Eva
Peprah, Nana Yaw
Asamoah, Alexander
Amoako, Eunice Obeng
Donu, Dickson
Adu, George Asumah
Malm, Keziah Laurencia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Article History
Received: 22 May 2020
Accepted: 20 January 2021
First Online: 28 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study received approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana (study # 068/17–18). Written informed consent was obtained from each adult participant (≥18 years old) and caregivers of participants less than 18 years old. For participants aged 12-17 years, a written informed assent was obtained in addition to the parental consent. Each consenting or assenting participant was informed of the objectives, methods, anticipated benefits and risks of the study. Participants were informed of the voluntary nature of the study, and their liberty to withdraw without any penalty.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.