Angassa, Daniel
Solomon, Samrawit
Seid, Awol
Article History
Received: 10 July 2021
Accepted: 17 January 2022
First Online: 30 January 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institution Review Board (IRB) of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, and Addis Ababa Public Health Research and Emergency Management Directorate. Prior to data collection, written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Moreover, study participants with previously unknown abnormal findings such as hypertension were linked to the factory clinic for further clinical evaluation. Most importantly, since the study was conducted during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, all preventive measures as advised by the WHO and the national guideline were adhered to every part of the study mainly during data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.