Kyejo, Willbroad
Matillya, Nancy
Ismail, Neelam
Gachocha, Gloria
Salum, Hajaj
Iseme, Rosebella
Noorani, Mariam
Article History
Received: 20 August 2023
Accepted: 31 December 2023
First Online: 13 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study has received ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of the Aga Khan University, Ethical Review Committee, East Africa (AKU-ERC, EA) Reference number Ref: AKU/2023/03/fb/05/03 prior to initiation. The Ethics Committee ensures the protection of participants’ rights, safety, and welfare in accordance with established ethical guidelines and principles. All participants and their parents/legal guardians provided informed consent before participating in the study.
: Written consent for the publication of the research findings has been obtained from all legal guardians included in this study. Participants were informed about the purpose of the study, the nature of the data that would be collected, and the potential implications of publication. Confidentiality has been maintained, and any identifying information has been appropriately anonymized to protect the privacy of the participants.
: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
: The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.