About the Authors

Ganiwu Abdul

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

Affiliations Department of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, University Clinic, University Health Directorate, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana

William Osei-Wusu

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

Affiliation Department of Medical Diagnostics, College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo, Ghana

Gordon Akuffo Asare

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

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

Samira Daud

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Department of Haematology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Stephen Opoku

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

Affiliations Department of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Valentine Christian Kodzo Tsatsu Tamakloe

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

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

Joseph Frimpong

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

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

Benedict Sackey

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

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

Wina Ivy Ofori Boadu

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

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

Vivian Paintsil

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Child Health, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Max Efui Annani-Akollor

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Yaw Amo Wiafe

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

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

Enoch Odame Anto

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

Affiliations Department of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Centre for Precision Health, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Otchere Addai-Mensah

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

drmedmozart@yahoo.com

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.