Fang, Juliet https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3399-8586
Agot, Kawango
Gitahi, Nyawira
Arasa, Jane Moraa
Gichane, Margaret W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R25DA043441)
Tara Health Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
National Institute of Mental Health (1K01MH134775)
Article History
Received: 1 December 2025
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 18 March 2026
Declarations
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: The University of California San Francisco Institutional Review board and the Maseno University Ethics Review Committee all approved this study as minimal risk for all participants, including minors. All study participants provided written informed consent and parental consent and assent for minor participants to participate in this study. The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All study participants provided written informed consent and parental consent and assent for minor participants to participate in this study and provide their experiences for potential publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.