Mugo, Cyrus http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-2168
Seeh, David
Guthrie, Brandon
Moreno, Megan
Kumar, Manasi
John-Stewart, Grace
Inwani, Irene
Ronen, Keshet
Funding for this research was provided by:
Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington (NIA A1027757)
Article History
Accepted: 12 December 2020
First Online: 3 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Vijana-SMART study was approved by the Kenyatta National Hospital ethics review committee (P296/06/2017, Date: September 13, 2017), and the University of Washington institutional review board (STUDY000002554, Date: June 30, 2017).
: Young adults age ≥ 18 years provided independent written consent. In accordance with Kenyan regulations, adolescents below 18 years who were married, pregnant or had children were emancipated and provided independent written consent. Additionally, adolescents below 18 who were attending care without their caregiver provided independent written consent. Adolescents not emancipated by marriage or parenthood and whose caregiver was attending care with them provided assent and their caregiver provided written consent for study participation. The consenting procedures were approved by the ethics bodies.