Jeza, Victor Tunje
Mutuku, Francis
Kaduka, Lydia
Mwandawiro, Charles
Masaku, Janet
Okoyo, Collins
Kanyi, Henry
Kamau, Joyce
Ng’ang’a, Zipporah
Kihara, Jimmy Hussein
Article History
Received: 5 April 2021
Accepted: 6 January 2022
First Online: 19 January 2022
Declarations
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: The protocol for this study was reviewed and approved by the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit of Kenya Medical Research Institute (Ref No. KEMRI/SERU/ESACIPAC/3684). The Kenya National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI) certified the study according to the rules and regulations that govern field studies in Kenya. Permission to carry out the study in Kwale County was granted by the Kwale County Government through the County Ministry of Health offices. Participation in the study was by informed consent in either English or Swahili languages. Informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians for participants below the age of 18. For those who were illiterate, the consent was read to them by a legal guardian in Swahili language and their thumb print was used in place of a signature. All participants were aware they could withdraw from the study at any given time if they changed their minds. Those who turned positive for any of the three infections were referred for treatment at their nearest health facility free of charge.
: This study is published with permission from the Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.