Demissie, Getu Debalkie http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-8301
Ayele, Tadesse Awoke
Wami, Sintayehu Daba
Sisay, Malede Mequanent
Fetene, Destaw
Wolde, Haileab Fekadu
Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie
Gelaye, Kassahun Alemu
Article History
Received: 19 June 2020
Accepted: 28 January 2021
First Online: 4 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the University of Gondar, Institute of Public Health, and a letter of permission from the district health office. An information sheet which clearly shows the research topic, the objectives of the study, confidentiality of the participants’ responses, the study benefits and associated risks was prepared. Data were gathered after verbal consent was secured as of approximately 40% of the participants were illiterate and the ethics committee approved this procedure. The study participants’ names and their other personal identifiers were not included to keep confidentiality. The collected data were also protected by password.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.