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Menstrual cups to reduce bacterial vaginosis and STIs through reduced harmful sexual and menstrual practices among economically vulnerable women: protocol of a single arm trial in western Kenya

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20491-z

Published Online: 2024-11-08

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Authors

Zulaika, Garazi

Otieno, Fredrick O.

Mason, Linda

van Eijk, Anna Maria

Bhaumik, Runa

Green, Stefan J.

Phillips-Howard, Penelope A.

Mehta, Supriya D.
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI170564)
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Article History

Received: 9 May 2024

Accepted: 23 October 2024

First Online: 8 November 2024

Declarations

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: This study and associated informed consent forms were approved by the institutional review boards (IRBs) of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (ISERC/JOOTRH/657/22), Rush University Medical Center (RUMC, 22040505), and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM, 22–076). Research permission was granted by the Kenya National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI/P/24/33000), and the Kenya Poisons and Pharmacy Board provided approval for trialling menstrual cups in Kenya (PPB/ECCT/23/07/01/2023(443). Any necessary protocol amendments must be approved by these IRBs and communicated to the sponsor.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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