About the Authors

Margaret T. Frempong

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

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Paul Ntiamoah

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Max Efui Annani-Akollor

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

akollor2017@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

William K. B. A. Owiredu

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

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Otchere Addai-Mensah

Roles Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Eddie-Williams Owiredu

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Denis Adu-Gyasi

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana

Evans Owusu Agyapong

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hwidiem, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana

Lorraine Sallah

Roles Resources, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.