About the Authors

Abigail Agbanyo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Michael Ntiamoah Oppong

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Ruth Dede Tuwor

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Shadrach Mintah

Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Victor Yaw Morgan

Roles Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Clement Tettey

Roles Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Regional Health Directorate, Western, Ghana Health Service, Sekondi, Ghana

Joseph Azabire

Roles Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Wassa Amenfi East District Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Wassa Akropong, Ghana

Owusu Boakye Yiadom

Roles Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Aowin District Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service (GHS) Enchi, Ghana

Dennis Odai Laryea

Roles Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Disease Surveillance Department, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

Alex Owusu-Ofori

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Yaw Ampem Amoako

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

yamoako2002@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliations Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Richard Odame Phillips

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.