Machiyama, Kazuyo http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-3954
Huda, Fauzia Akhter
Ahmmed, Faisal
Odwe, George
Obare, Francis
Mumah, Joyce N.
Wamukoya, Marylene
Casterline, John B.
Cleland, John
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department for International Development
Article History
Received: 22 December 2017
Accepted: 24 April 2018
First Online: 8 May 2018
Ethics approvals and consent to participate
: Ethical approvals for this study were granted from the Institutional Review Boards of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Population Council as well as by the AMREF Ethics and Scientific Review Committee for the Nairobi site, Kenyatta National Hospital-University of Nairobi Ethics and Research Committee for the Homa-Bay site and icddr,b Institutional Review Board (Research Review Committee and Ethical Review Committee) for the Matlab site, respectively. All adolescents aged 15–17 years who were married or co-habiting with a partner were considered emancipated minors for which parental permission is not required. All study participants gave written informed consent to participate in the study.
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