Amoakoh-Coleman, Mary http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-0396
Arhinful, Daniel K.
Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin
Ansah, Evelyn K.
Koram, Kwadwo A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
WHO/ TDR (B40347)
Article History
Received: 24 July 2019
Accepted: 17 June 2020
First Online: 24 June 2020
Ethical approval and consent to participate
: The entire study was approved by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) and the Institutional Review Board (NMIMR-IRB CPN 072/16-17) as well as the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Ethical Review Committee (GHS-ERC:11/01/2017). Permission was obtained from the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate and the participating district health directorates as well as the heads of the selected facilities. Written informed consent, assuring participants’ safety, privacy and confidentiality of data provided, was obtained from all participating women.
: Not applicable.
: Authors declare that we have no competing interest.