Kiilu, Elizabeth Mueke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0050-5020
Karanja, Simon
Kikuvi, Gideon
Muthoki, Linet
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Fund, Kenya (NRF/PhD/02/10)
Article History
Accepted: 24 January 2025
First Online: 14 February 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Scientific Ethics Review Unit (SERU), KEMRI/SERU/CPHR/002/3525. Informed written consent was obtained from all the participants, and the benefits and risks of the study were also explained to them. Confidentiality, privacy, and anonymity were maintained, and participants were free to withdraw from the study without implications for the mother–infant pairs.