Otambo, Wilfred Ouma http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3337-1206
Olumeh, Julius O.
Ochwedo, Kevin O.
Magomere, Edwin O.
Debrah, Isaiah
Ouma, Collins
Onyango, Patrick
Atieli, Harrysone
Mukabana, Wolfgang R.
Wang, Chloe
Lee, Ming-Chieh
Githeko, Andrew K.
Zhou, Guofa
Githure, John
Kazura, James
Yan, Guiyun
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (U19 AI129326, D43 TW001505)
Article History
Received: 8 December 2021
Accepted: 7 April 2022
First Online: 22 April 2022
Declarations
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: The study received ethical approval from the Maseno University Ethics Review Committee (reference number: MSU/DRPI/MUERC/00778/19) and the University of California Irvine Institutional Review Board (HS# 2017-3512). Individuals seeking treatment at the three hospitals were asked if they wanted to participate in the study, and those consenting were recruited. Before the study began, the respondents provided written informed consent, and minors provided consent through their parents/guardians. Patients who refused to participate in the study or changed their mind about participating were excluded.
: Not applicable.
: Authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.