Khisa, Anne M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-0118
Nyamongo, Isaac K.
Omoni, Grace M.
Spitzer, Rachel F.
Article History
Received: 16 March 2018
Accepted: 21 February 2019
First Online: 8 March 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital ethics and research committee (ERC) project number P618/11/2012. During their stay in hospital, a standard written consent information sheet was used to explain the scope of the study and their role in participation, and the long term follow up nature of the study. Women gave verbal and written informed consent to participate in the study. They were made to understand that participation was voluntary and those who did not participate in the study would still receive care as planned by the clinical team. Only those participants who consented were recruited into the study. During follow up phase, the women were contacted via the telephone numbers they had given to the research team and asked whether they were still interested in being visited at home for the follow up phase of the study. At this stage, only those who consented were visited, and a written consent form was filled. Women gave permission to use of a voice recorder during interviews and to anonymous and un-identifying publication of the transcribed data resultant from the study.
: This is not applicable since no photos, clinical images or videos of participants were collected nor are presented in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest. The PhD fellowship funders had no role in study design, conceptualization, data analysis or writing of this article.
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