Ayele, Daniel Gebretsadik
Article History
Accepted: 17 August 2021
First Online: 25 August 2021
Declarations
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: Ethics is central to research involving people. During the fieldwork, the author went to a great length to be child-friendly. He realized that gaining children's trust was the most important part of successful fieldwork. The familiarization visits and observations helped to establish the authors’ presence, and win and retain children’s confidence throughout his fieldwork. According to Cohen et al (CitationRef removed), informed consent is the bedrock of ethical procedure. Accordingly, consent was sought from the children. During the fieldwork, the author assured the children that their information would be used strictly for academic purposes and explained to them that they would not reveal anything about what they said to anybody they know who may have the interest to know what they said. The children offer their knowledge and share their experiences in a way that might bring positive changes. Confidentiality was maintained in reporting information.
: The author declared no potential conflicts of interest concerning the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.