Onyango, Abel O.
Shaviya, Nathan
Budambula, Valentine
Orinda, George O.
Anzala, Omu
Aabid, Ahmed A.
Were, Tom
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Fund, Kenya (NCST/5/003/065, NCST/5/003/065)
Fogarty International Center (NIH 1R24TW008889)
Article History
Received: 3 March 2023
Accepted: 12 July 2024
First Online: 17 July 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conducted by the guidance of the Helsinki declarations []. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the institutional ethics review committees of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMU/COR-403012-V27) and Kenyatta University (PKU019/116/2012). Written informed consent was obtained from the study participants before enrolment into the study. Participants were educated on informed consent and the right to withdraw from the study at any stage, including on harmful effects of substance use. Confidentiality of patient information was ensured throughout the study except when required for clinical care of the patients.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.