About the Authors

Ebenezer Oduro-Mensah

ebomens78@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation Ridge Regional Hospital OPD, Adabraka, Accra, Ghana

Aku Kwamie

Affiliation Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, Accra Ghana/Wagningen University, Accra, Ghana

Edward Antwi

Affiliation Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, Public Health Division, Accra, Ghana

Sarah Amissah Bamfo

Affiliation Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, Clinical Care Division, Accra, Ghana

Helen Mary Bainson

Affiliation Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, Public Health Division, Accra, Ghana

Benjamin Marfo

Affiliation Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

Mary Amoakoh Coleman

Affiliation University of Ghana School of Public Health/University Medical Center Utrecht Str. 6.131, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Diederick E. Grobbee

Affiliation Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht Str. 6.131, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Irene Akua Agyepong

Affiliation Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate/University of Ghana School of Public Health, Accra, Ghana

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EOM IA SAB HMB MAC BM EA. Performed the experiments: EOM AK MAC IA SAB HMB EA. Analyzed the data: EOM IA AK MAC DG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EOM IA MAC. Wrote the paper: EOM IA MAC DG AK.