Ongeri, Linnet http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2330-6144
Kirui, Fredrick
Muniu, Erastus
Manduku, Veronica
Kirumbi, Leah
Atwoli, Lukoye
Agure, Safari
Wanzala, Peter
Kaduka, Lydia
Karimi, Mercy
Mutisya, Richard
Echoka, Elizabeth
Mutai, Joseph
Mathu, David
Mbakaya, Charles
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of Kenya Exchequer (KEMRI/GRG/15/16)
Article History
Received: 27 September 2018
Accepted: 15 April 2019
First Online: 7 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Kenya Medical Research Institute’s ethical and review committee approved the study. All eligible study participants aged 18 years and above signed a written informed consent prior to recruitment into the study. Eligible study participants aged 10–17 years gave assent by signing a written assent form. Additional to the assent form the parents/guardians of these participants aged between 10 and 17 years signed a parental permission form to consent their children’s participation.
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