Kacmarek, Corinne N.
Johnson, Natalie E.
Osborn, Tom L.
Wasanga, Christine
Weisz, John R.
Yates, Brian T.
Article History
Received: 5 March 2023
Accepted: 27 July 2023
First Online: 4 August 2023
Declarations
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: The study design was consistent with the requirements of the Declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the Maseno University Ethics Review Committee and the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation. Per Maseno University Ethics Review Committee ethics procedures, informed consent was obtained from the parent and/or legal guardian of all participants who were under 16. Before screening, all participants provided written informed consent or assent. This study was registered prior to participant enrollment in the Pan-African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR201906525818462), registered 20/06/2019, ExternalRef removed.
: Not applicable.
: Tom Osborn, a co-author of the present study, is the founder and CEO of the Shamiri Institute, a mental health research non-profit. Natalie Johnson was previously affiliated with the Shamiri Institute as a research manager. The funding body did not influence the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation or review of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication. CNK, CW, JRW, and BTY do not have competing interests.