Ouma, Ogol Japheth
Omondi, Dickens
Museve, Elijah
Akinyi, Ivy
Amollo, Nichodemus Were
Ogutu, Sylvester
Obinge, Elizabeth
Owenga, Jane
Ayodo, George
Bogers, Johannes
van Olmen, Josefien
Funding for this research was provided by:
Belgium VLIR-UOS Institutional University Cooperation (IUC) programme (KE2022IUC041A105)
Article History
Received: 21 February 2025
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 6 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Research Committee (ERC) of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Kenya (ERC approval number: ERC 43/5/24 − 06; NACOSTI license number: NACOSTI/P/23/25192). Permissions to conduct the study were granted by the Kisumu County and Sub-County Health Management Teams. All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Confidentiality and anonymity of participants were strictly maintained throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.