Fikadu, Teshale
Tamiru, Dessalegn
Ademe, Beyene Wondafrash
Article History
Received: 23 April 2024
Accepted: 17 September 2024
First Online: 27 September 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from Jimma University Institute of Health Institutional Research Ethics Review Board (IRB), with letter reference number (Nut/5029/2023). Letter of cooperation was obtained from Gamo zone health office. Formal letters and permissions were secured from all respective local administrators. All pregnant women were linked to the health facility for ANC and dietary information and nutritional education was provided according to WHO 2016 ANC guideline. Informed consent was obtained from the study participants. To ensure confidentiality, their names, and other personal identifiers were not registered in the survey tool.