Literacy-related factors and knowledge of patient rights charter: evidence from nurses in selected hospitals in Ghana.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The authors obtained ethics approval from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Ethics Review Committee, Ethics Review Number GHS-ERC: 056/04/23. Approval for data collection was also obtained from the management of the various participating hospitals, and informed consent was acquired from all nurses included in the study with the right to withdraw at any time with no negative consequences. Data collection in each hospital commenced after the management of the hospitals, and nurses signed the informed consent forms. Participation was voluntary and at the discretion of the nurses. The anonymity of nurses was enforced by managing data to ensure that they were not traceable to the nurses. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding Not applicable."