Emukule, Gideon O.
Osoro, Eric
Nyawanda, Bryan O.
Ngere, Isaac
Macharia, Daniel
Bigogo, Godfrey
Otieno, Nancy A.
Chaves, Sandra S.
Njenga, M. Kariuki
Widdowson, Marc-Alain
Article History
Received: 6 September 2022
Accepted: 9 February 2023
First Online: 16 February 2023
Declarations
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: Not applicable.
: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The protocol for this survey was reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-7130), the ethical review committee of KEMRI (SSC-3667), and the institutional review board of Washington State University (IRB00000449). All the study participants provided informed consent/assent prior to participation. Written informed consent was obtained from the head of the household/main respondent prior to participation in the survey, as well as for children aged less than 13 years and household members who were not present. In addition, informed consent was obtained from adult household members who were present at the time of the survey prior to participation in the interviews. Assent was obtained from minors aged ≥ 13 years. Informed consent was obtained from parents/guardians of children aged less than 18 years.
: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.