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Article History

Received: 7 September 2016

Accepted: 20 March 2018

First Online: 25 April 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was reviewed and approved by the College of Health Sciences Institutional Review Board, Addis Ababa University, Ref. No. 060/14, dated June 12, 2014; the National Research Ethics Review Committee, Ref. No. 3.10/781/07, dated October 16, 2014; HARI-ALERT Ethical Review Committee, Project Reg. No. PO58/14, dated December 23, 2014; Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau Ethical Clearance Committee, Ref. No. A/A/H/B/1972/25, dated 27/10/2014; and the Amhara National Regional State Health bureau Regional Health Research Laboratory Center Ref. No.InlineMediaObject removed/20/4963, dated 27/01/2007(Ethiopian Calendar). Data were collected after verbal and written agreements to participate were secured from children’s mothers/caregivers.

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