Roba, Kedir T.
O’Connor, Thomas P.
O’Brien, Nora M.
Aweke, Chanyalew S.
Kahsay, Zenebe A.
Chisholm, Nick
Lahiff, Edward http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8001-0185
Funding for this research was provided by:
Irish Aid
Article History
Received: 17 February 2017
Accepted: 5 April 2019
First Online: 20 May 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving human subjects/patients were registered and approved by University College Cork, Ireland and Haramaya University College of Health and Medical Sciences Institution, Ethiopia, Research Ethics Review Committees. Subsequently, the final registration and approval of the protocol were granted by the Ethiopian National Ministry of Science and Technology Ethical Review Committee with registration nos. of 310/592/06 dated 08/05/06 Ethiopian calendar. Informed consent was obtained from the mothers, and verbal informed consent was obtained from the caregivers of the children; they were informed that they had the right to refuse or exit from the study at any time and refusing to participate in the study would not have any negative implications for them. Verbal consent was witnessed and formally recorded. Children and women who were found to be undernourished during assessment were referred to the nearest health institution for health care services.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.