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Authors
Kepha, Stella
Were, Vincent
Okello, George
Okoyo, Collins
Omondi, Wyckliff P.
Njomo, Doris W.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDSC 162D)
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Article History
Received: 12 April 2024
Accepted: 5 August 2025
First Online: 9 October 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance to conduct the study was received from the Kenya Medical Research Institute Scientific, Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU) Protocol Number 3824. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: Prior to enrolment into the study, written informed consent was sought from all study participants. First the study procedures and the risks and benefits of participation were explained by the study team and information sheets were provided for review. An information sheet was provided to all individuals 18 years or above who were then invited to participate in the study in Swahili, the local language. Participants underwent written informed consent and agreed to have the questionnaire data captured on the Open Data Kit (ODK) platform () and the focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) audio recorded. During data capture and transcription, participant names were replaced with alphanumeric unique identifiers to ensure anonymity and confidentiality.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
