Mwaisaka, Jefferson
Sripad, Pooja
Olum, Melanie
Owira, Patricia
Mwaura, Samuel
Njeru, Rhoda
Muli, Daniel
Mutisya, Faith
Hyre, Anne
Noguchi, Lisa
Suhowatsky, Stephanie
Article History
Received: 20 December 2024
Accepted: 19 July 2025
First Online: 22 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study received ethical review and approval from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (21094) and AMREF Ethics and Scientific Review Committee, Nairobi, Kenya (P1219-2022). Research assistants received a four-day training on ethical conduct of research including the purpose, risks, benefits, and voluntary nature of the study, as well as the informed consent process. All participants were fully informed about the study before providing their consent. Participation was entirely voluntary.
: The authors declare no competing interests.