Were, Edwin
Kiplagat, Jepchirchir
Kaguiri, Eunice
Ayikukwei, Rose
Naanyu, Violet
Funding for this research was provided by:
Forgarty Institute Center, National Institutes of Health, US (G11TW010554, G11TW010554, G11TW010554)
Article History
Received: 23 August 2022
Accepted: 29 March 2023
First Online: 12 July 2023
Declarations
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: The overall project was reviewed and approved by the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital/Moi University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (MTRH/MU IREC) – IREC No FAN: IREC 1973 and the National Commission for Sciences Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI P/18/67049/24696). All respondents provided written consent before commencing the interviews. Before the interview, participants were informed of the purpose of the study including the audio recording of the interviews. Participants were informed that the information provided would be de-identified and confidentiality maintained. Participants were also informed that during reporting, quotes would be used without linkage to their names. The opinions and positions expressed by the respondents were also considered personal opinions and not necessarily the positions of their committees or institutions /organizations.
: Nothing relevant to declare.
: Three authors are all active members of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital / Moi University Institutional Research and Ethics Committee. Otherwise, we had no conflict of interest.