Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (70918)
Article History
Received: 25 July 2024
Accepted: 26 June 2025
First Online: 12 September 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was received from the Aga Khan University Scientific and Ethics Review Committee (Ref: 2020, IERC-79 (V4) as well as from the Ad Hoc Covid-19 Research Ethics Review Committee (WHO COVID-19 ERC). In addition, a national research permit was obtained from the National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) (Ref: NACOSTI/P/20/5695) and the county health committees of Nairobi (Ref: EOP/NMS/HS/7/Vol.1/RS/18), Kilifi (Ref: DOM/KLF/RESCH//VOL.1/6) and Mombasa (Ref MCG/COPH/RSCH./059).
: None declared.