Amoah, John Oti http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2654-1409
Abraham, Susanna Aba http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-770X
Adongo, Charles Atanga
Sekimpi, Deogratias Kaheeru
Adukpo, David Cudjoe
Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas
Doku, David Teye
Funding for this research was provided by:
The study was funded by the University of Cape Coast, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy’s Sixth Research Support Grant.
Article History
Received: 22 January 2024
Accepted: 6 March 2024
First Online: 29 March 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) institutional review board (UCCIRB/EXT/2022/16). As part of the process, participant’s information sheet was prepared and used to explain the purpose of the study and this allowed for both verbal and written informed consent to be obtained. Informed consent has been obtained from the participants, their parents and legally authorized representatives in this study. The Declaration of Helsinki under ethical considerations were followed.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare that relevant to the content of this article.