Abana, Christopher Z-Y.
Kushitor, Dennis K.
Asigbee, Theodore W.
Parbie, Prince K.
Ishikawa, Koichi
Kiyono, Hiroshi
Mizutani, Taketoshi
Siaw, Samuel
Ofori, Sampson B.
Addo-Tetebo, Gifty
Ansong, Maclean R. D.
Williams, Marion
Morton, Samuel
Danquah, George
Matano, Tetsuro
Ampofo, William K.
Bonney, Evelyn Y.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research & Development (JP22fk0410035, JP22fk0108125, JP22fk0108139, JP22jk0210002, and JP21fk0410028, JP22fk0410035, JP22fk0108125, JP22fk0108139, JP22jk0210002, and JP21fk0410028, JP22fk0410035, JP22fk0108125, JP22fk0108139, JP22jk0210002, and JP21fk0410028, JP22fk0410035, JP22fk0108125, JP22fk0108139, JP22jk0210002, and JP21fk0410028)
AMED-JICA (the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development [SATREPS] (JP20jm0110012, JP20jm0110012, JP20jm0110012, JP20jm0110012)
Article History
Received: 22 August 2022
Accepted: 21 May 2023
First Online: 1 June 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR-IRB CPN 096 − 17) and the Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee (GHS-ERC:06/05/17). Informed consent was obtained from all the subjects and or their legal guardians for study participation. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not Applicable.