Tegegne, Dessie
Kebede, Mulu
Biresaw, Henok
Andargie, Astewle
Ewunetu, Mengistu
Dessie, Getenet
Article History
Received: 9 February 2024
Accepted: 4 September 2024
First Online: 13 September 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the institutional review board of Bahir Dar University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences and received a protocol number of 423/2022. The data collection was performed according to the guidelines and regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki. A permission letter was obtained from the ethical review board and provided to each of the selected comprehensive specialized hospitals. During the data collection period, the aim of the study was explained. Written informed consent was obtained from the study participants. Moreover, for illiterate participants, the consent paper was read to them, and thumb signs were obtained. There was no invasive procedure or experiment performed to conduct this study, and there was no significant risk to the study participants. That is, the data was collected by using a questionnaire. Participants were encouraged to feel free and guaranteed that their responses would be kept private. The participants who were willing to sign the informed consent were interviewed. The confidentiality of the information was assured by the coding system, which was used only for study purposes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.