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Article History

Received: 12 June 2023

Accepted: 9 December 2024

First Online: 19 December 2024

Declarations

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: The survey design and all methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations as stated in the Declaration of Helsinki. The survey was designed and implemented in consultation with the NCD Unit, under the Ministry of Health, Kenyan National Government, and as a close collaboration between the Danish Red Cross, the Kenyan Red Cross Society and the Kenyan Research Institute REINIT Research. The protocol and the data collection tools were reviewed and approved by these three organizations and revised to ensure compliance with all the ethical principles for social science and public health research in Kenya.Further, the protocol and data collection tools were submitted to the Kenyan Medical Research Institute’s Ethical Review Board. Data collection was performed in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations. All the study participants were fully informed about the purpose of the study, including potential benefits and risks associated with participation. All potential participants were informed about the study’s objective and required to provide their verbal consent to participate in the study. Those who declined were not included in the study.The complete privacy and confidentiality of participants were ensured through conducting individual interviews in a private setting; maintaining confidentiality of all materials and information; limiting access to study information to only authorized personnel and ensuring no identifying information on individual participants is included in the analysis and paper.Participants diagnosed with hypertension were referred to nearby health facilities for further diagnosis and treatment. Research assistants were sensitive to the cultures, customs, religious beliefs, and practices of the participants, as well as gender roles, ethnicity, language, and other diversities when conducting the study. The research team was sensitive to socio-cultural diversity and was mindful of respondent’s culture, customs, religious beliefs and practices of gender roles, ethnicity, and language.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.