Ekwunife, Obinna I.
Kuo, Alexandra P.
Banerjee, Preetika
Zhang, Shengruo
Kiptinness, Catherine
Omollo, Victor
Chen, Yilin
Roche, Stephanie D.
Odoyo, Josephine
Bukusi, Elizabeth
Ngure, Kenneth
Sharma, Monisha
Ortblad, Katrina F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-033052)
National Institutes of Health (R34 MH120106)
Article History
Received: 5 December 2024
Accepted: 28 October 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: The Scientific Ethics Review Unit at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Nairobi, Kenya), the Human Subjects Division at the University of Washington (Seattle, USA), and Fred Hutch Cancer Center (Seattle, USA) all reviewed and approved the study protocols for both pilots. All human subjects gave written informed consent and received 500 KSH (~$5 USD) for completing research-related activities (e.g., surveys). Information given to study participants on confidentiality, options for withdrawal, and data management practices were in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of Ethical Principles and the General Data Protection Regulation in Kenya.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.