Boakye, Michelle D. S.
Owek, Collins J.
Oluoch, Elizabeth
Atakora, Sefa Bonsu
Wachira, Juddy
Afrane, Yaw A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-523X
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization (AFHSS1207000)
Article History
Received: 31 March 2020
Revised: 7 February 2021
Accepted: 9 February 2021
First Online: 18 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Scientific Steering Committee and the Ethical Review Committee of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) before starting the study. Approval was also sought from the county commissioner of Kisumu and Kisii Counties of western Kenya and all district commissioners in the selected districts. Written informed consent was obtained from all the study participants after explaining the objectives of the study in the local language to them before they were interviewed.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. All authors declare that we all had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.