Worku, Berhanu Nigussie
Abessa, Teklu Gemechu
Wondafrash, Mekitie
Lemmens, Johan
Valy, Jan
Bruckers, Liesbeth
Kolsteren, Patrick
Granitzer, Marita
Article History
Received: 14 March 2017
Accepted: 29 January 2018
First Online: 5 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Study approval was obtained from The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Jimma University, Ethiopia (Date: 13-02-2013, Number: RPGC/36/2013) and The Ethical Committee or ‘Comite voor Medische Ethiek’ (CME) of Hasselt University, Belgium (Date: 04-03-2015, Number: CME2015/535). Obtaining written informed consent, nurses practiced with children and mothers after finishing theoretical training. Written informed consents were also obtained from the mothers of participating infants and children before the start of the actual study. The study was conducted in accordance with The Helsinki Declaration on research involving human subjects [CitationRef removed]. The study was registered atExternalRef removed(Study Identifier: NCT02988180).
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