Agyekum, Martin Wiredu
Henry, Elizabeth G.
Kushitor, Mawuli Komla
Obeng-Dwamena, Akua Danquah
Agula, Caesar
Opoku Asuming, Patrick
Toprah, Theophilus
Agyei-Asabere, Charles
Shah, Iqbal
Bawah, Ayaga A.
Article History
Received: 13 August 2021
Accepted: 31 May 2022
First Online: 25 June 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for this study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of the Ghana Health Service (GHS-ERC #005/08/2017, University of Ghana Ethics Committee for the Humanities (ERC #020/17–18) and the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Institutional Review Board. Informed consent was obtained from each participant before they were interviewed. All participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study. Those who agreed to be part of the study signed an informed consent form and, if they could not read or write, they provided a thumbprint to participate in the study. The informed consent was administered to participants based on the study protocols. University of Ghana Ethics Committee for Humanities and Ethics Review Committee of Ghana Health Service approved the thumbprint of informed consent for participants who could not sign.
: Not applicable for this study.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.