Ogony, Jack
Karanja, Simon
Ayodo, George
Akinyi, Ivy
Onguru, Daniel
Angira, Charles
Menya, Diana
Mangeni, Judith
Article History
Received: 20 September 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 7 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This research was done in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Scientific Ethics Review Committee (ISERC) of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital ref no. ISEC/JOOTRH/752/23) and licensed by the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI), license No. NACOSTI/P/23/32018. Authorizations were also granted by the County governments of Kisumu (ref: GN133VOL.XV/250) and Busia (ref: CG/BSA/H/ADM/1/56/IX). An informed consent was obtained from the parent and/or legal guardian of the child. The participants were only recruited into the study after being taken through signed the informed consent from.
: The participant consented to participate by signing an informed consent forms.
: All the authors have consented for publication of this manuscript.