Hailu, Chekole
Fisseha, Girmatsion
Gebreyesus, Aregawi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mekelle University (MU/324/18)
Article History
Received: 29 June 2020
Accepted: 5 April 2022
First Online: 14 April 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was approved by the Mekelle University, College of Health Science, and Institutional Health Research Ethics Review Committee (IHRERC). A permission letter was also obtained from the Afar regional state health officials. Moreover, informed written consent was obtained from each participant after explaining the purpose and benefits of the study (the age of all participant mothers was ≥ 16 years old). Confidentiality was kept by using a code number in which was immediately detached and filed separately in a confidential manner.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.