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Article History

Received: 1 December 2023

Accepted: 15 April 2025

First Online: 1 October 2025

Declarations

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: All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, and all women in the study provided voluntary written informed consent prior to participating in the study. All the research assistants received ethics training through Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Human Subjects training and Good Clinical Practice training. The interviews were conducted in a secluded area to ensure privacy and to avoid interference. All consent forms and related study materials, including data collection measures, were translated into Swahili by a certified translator then reviewed by a team of stakeholders and research staff to ensure they are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

: The authors declare no competing interests.