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Wanjala, Stanley W. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1422-0162
Ssewanyana, Derrick
Mwangala, Patrick N.
Nasambu, Carophine
Chongwo, Esther
Luchters, Stanley
Newton, Charles R. J. C.
Abubakar, Amina
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/M025454/1)
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Article History
Received: 7 June 2021
Accepted: 2 November 2021
First Online: 10 December 2021
Declarations
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: The local institutional review board granted ethical approval to recruit and interview participants; Scientific and Ethics Review Board (SERU; KEMRI/SERU/CGMR-C/084/3454). The Ministry of Health granted permission to work in the HIV care and treatment clinic, County government of Kilifi (HP/KCHS/VOL.VIX/80). A legal caretaker accompanied all eligible adolescents for data collection at the CGMRC-KEMRI. The accompanying caretaker was given three hundred (300) Kenyan shillings (approximately 3 US dollars) as monetary reimbursement for their time. A transport fee reimbursement was also provided depending on their place of residence (100–1200 Kenyan shillings), approximately 1–12 US dollars. All participants were provided with a snack before the assessments. Eligible adolescents provided written assent to participate in the study. Additionally, the caregiver or legal guardian of the adolescents provided written informed consent for their participation.
: This manuscript is published with the approval of the Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
: Concerning the authorship and publication of this manuscript, the authors declare no potential conflict of interest.
