Tabong, Philip Teg-Nefaah
Maya, Ernest Tei
Adda-Balinia, Terence
Kusi-Appouh, Dela
Birungi, Harriet
Tabsoba, Placide
Adongo, Philip Baba
Funding for this research was provided by:
Population Council Ghana
Article History
Received: 1 April 2017
Accepted: 28 June 2018
First Online: 5 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol for this study was reviewed and approved by the Population Council, Ghana with an additional approval from the ethic review committee of the Ghana Health Services. The Ghana Educational Service also provided institutional approval for the study to be conducted in their schools. We solicited and obtained informed consent from adult participants, ≥18 years as required in Ghana [CitationRef removed]. Parents provided signed informed consent form for their children to participate. Pupils and students < 18 years assented to participate in the study. Data from the respondents was anonymized.
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