Ferguson, Laura https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1340-793X
Lakati, Alice Sipiyian https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3246-6924
Emoto, Sarah https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3643-9482
Wanyonyi, Herbert Barasa
Adji, Fajar Rachman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-0925
Tompoi, Wilson
Anderson, Michelle Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3230-4677
Masibo, Peninah Kinya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5404-1711
Article History
Received: 21 February 2026
Accepted: 31 July 2026
First Online: 11 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This research was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. This study was submitted to and approved by the Amref Ethics and Scientific Research Committee (P1888-2025) and a research license was obtained from Kenya’s National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation. All participants were read background information about the study and provided an opportunity to ask questions; all participants provided informed consent prior to participation.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.