Baguune, Benjamin
Aminu, Dramani Mahama
Bekyieriya, Emmanuel
Adokiya, Martin Nyaaba
Article History
Received: 3 June 2022
Accepted: 15 June 2023
First Online: 22 June 2023
Declarations
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: An introductory letter and ethical approval was received from the ethics committee of School of Public Health, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. In addition, permission letter was obtained upon a written request and explanation of the protocol, methods and questionnaires from the Tamale Metropolitan Health Directorate. At the individual level, the protocol, methods and approach was explained in English or Dagomba (main local language) and an informed consent was obtained from each respondent of 18 years of age and above before the interview was conducted. Among the few teenagers, informed consent was obtained through their husbands (those married) or parents (those unmarried) and legal guardians (with no education) was provided. Respondents were informed that participating was voluntary and it was their right to stop at any time. They were also informed of data confidentiality by not using any personal identifiers. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.