Ajayi, Anthony Idowu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-3972
Odunga, Sally Atieno
Oduor, Clement
Ouedraogo, Ramatou
Ushie, Boniface Ayanbekongshie
Wado, Yohannes Dibaba
Funding for this research was provided by:
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (R-1710-02085)
Article History
Received: 30 April 2020
Accepted: 11 January 2021
First Online: 22 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Amref Health Africa Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (AMREF-ESRC) approved our study protocol and materials (AMREF-ESRC P499/2018). Also, Kenya’s National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI) granted the research permit. Additional approvals were sought from local administrators and Ministries of Health and Education in the respective counties where the study was conducted. In the case of participants younger than 18, both parents/guardians and adolescents signed informed consent and assent forms, respectively, before interviews took place. However, married adolescents (considered emancipated) and those aged 18 years or older signed informed consent forms.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare.