Belayneh, Asnake Gashaw
Temachu, Yemataw Zewdu
Messelu, Mengistu Abebe
Gebrie, Mignote Hailu
Article History
Received: 7 November 2022
Accepted: 13 March 2023
First Online: 29 March 2023
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from University of Gondar Research and Ethical Review Board with reference number S/N/240/2014 to conduct the study. A support letter of cooperation was written to Amhara Public Health Institute and Amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals. Then, the letter of permission was distributed to emergency department of each hospitals, and the principal investigator communicated with hospital administrator and briefly describe the aim of the study to obtain permission. Written informed consent was gained from literate participants after thorough explanations of the study’s objective, procedure, and benefits were provided to them. For illiterate participants, informed permission was obtained from their caregivers after the data collectors provided clear explanation about the procedure. The informed consent was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee which is the Research and Ethical Review Board of University of Gondar to practically carry out this minimal risk research on patients with emergent cases. The participants were given the right to refuse to take part in the study as well as to withdraw at any time during the study. Through the process of the study, confidentiality was ensured through coding, and the participants name was kept anonymous. The study followed the ethical principles and regulations outlined by the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.