Retraction Note: BMC Public Health 16, 819 (2016)
10.1186/s12889-016-3494-y
The Editor has retracted this article [1] because it contains sections that substantially overlap with the following articles [2–5]. Author J. Mwai agrees to this retraction. Authors S. Njenga and M. Barasa have not responded to any correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction.
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