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Ethical clearance was obtained from the Committee on Human Research Publication and Ethics (CHRPE), of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana (Approval numbers: CHRPE\/AP\/566\/21, CHRPE\/AP\/057\/23 and CHRPE\/AP\/052\/24) (see supplementary file). Institutional permission was also granted by the Asokwa Children\u2019s Hospital. Written informed consent (see supplementary file) was obtained from the parent or guardian, either through signature or thumbprint, prior to enrolment.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethical approval"}},{"value":"Not applicable.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Consent for publication"}},{"value":"The authors declare no competing interests.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Competing interests"}}],"article-number":"1306"}}