Kimani, Mary
Molyneux, Sassy
Charo, Anderson
Zakayo, Scholastica M.
Sanga, Gladys
Njeru, Rita
Davies, Alun
Kelley, Maureen
Abubakar, Amina
Marsh, Vicki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (096527, 096527, 096527, 096527, 096527, 096527, 096527, 096527, 096527)
MRC Newton Fund (200344/Z/15/Z)
Medical Research Council (MR/M025454/1)
Article History
Received: 14 February 2022
Accepted: 16 October 2023
First Online: 20 February 2024
Declarations
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: The Kilifi County Research Governance office, the KEMRI Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (KEMRI/SERU/CGMR-C/084/3454) and Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (OXTREC 14–17) gave prior approval for the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Adult participants gave written informed consent before involvement. Young people who were minors (under 18 years) gave verbal informed assent alongside adult caregivers’ informed consent. Heads of the Kilifi County Health and Education Departments and the Kilifi National AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Programme (NASCOP) supported study planning and conduct.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.