Ofosu, Bernice
Ofori, Dan
Ntumy, Michael
Asah-Opoku, Kwaku
Boafor, Theodore
Article History
Received: 22 December 2020
Accepted: 14 April 2021
First Online: 29 April 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was granted by the KBTH Institutional Review Board, Accra Ghana (Protocol ID NO: KBTH-IRB/00099/2019). Administrative approval was obtained from the Accra Regional Health Directorate to pretest in Ussher polyclinic and collect data in Dansoman and Mamprobi polyclinics. Confidentiality, anonymity and privacy of respondents were maintained at all times. The researchers removed names and other identifying information in the responses to ensure anonymity, and this was explained to respondents before seeking their written informed consent. Study participants were also given the right to withdraw and this could be exercised at any time during the study and debriefing. Data files were password protected and hard copies locked and access was limited to the three main authors and the data analyst of the study. Data is being used for research purposes only. The researchers have no conflict of interest so far as this study is concerned.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.