Jaguga, Florence
Kwobah, Edith Kamaru
Giusto, Ali
Apondi, Edith
Barasa, Julius
Korir, Mercy
Rono, Wilter
Kosgei, Gilliane
Puffer, Eve
Ott, Mary
Funding for this research was provided by:
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (#D43TW009345, #D43TW009345, #D43TW009345, #D43TW009345, #D43TW009345)
Article History
Received: 21 February 2023
Accepted: 3 November 2023
First Online: 16 November 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval to conduct the study was sought from the MTRH/ Moi University Institutional Research Ethics committee (IREC) and the Indiana University Institutional Review Board. All experimental protocols were approved by IREC and the Indiana University Institutional Review Board. Written informed assent was sought from the youth aged 15–17 years, while written informed consent was sought from the youth aged 18–24 years, the peer providers and clinic leaders prior to data collection. We sought waiver of parental informed consent for participants below 18 years. Waiver of parental informed consent for participants below 18 years of age was granted by the MTRH/ Moi University Institutional Research Ethics committee (IREC). We sought waiver of parental informed consent because most youth often present to Rafiki clinic to seek for confidential services including reproductive and mental health, and therefore usually walk into the clinic by themselves without the knowledge and company of their parents. In addition, the investigators believed that the intervention being tested in this study was minimal risk, and that the waiver of parental informed consent would not adversely affect the rights and welfare of the youth. All methods and study procedures were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.