Kimani, Samuel
Okondo, Chantalle
Muteshi-Strachan, Jacinta
Guyo, Jaldesa
Article History
Received: 3 November 2021
Accepted: 20 April 2022
First Online: 7 May 2022
Declarations
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: All research involving participants was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, followed the principles and guidelines outlined in the Belmont report and were in compliance with relevant national guidelines and regulations. Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Population Council’s Institutional Review Board (Ref: 830; dated: October 16, 2017) and AMREF Health Africa Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (Ref: AMREF-ESRC P463/2018; dated: July 3, 2018). In addition, administrative approval to carry out the study was granted by National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (Ref: NACOSTI/P/18/79790/24356; dated: August 18, 2018), as well as the West Pokot County Commissioner and the County Director of Health Services. Study participants aged 18 years and older signed informed consent, while participants younger than 18 years provided assent to participate while the informed consent was provided by a parent and/or legal guardian.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.