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Article History

Received: 13 December 2020

Accepted: 7 June 2021

First Online: 26 June 2021

Declarations

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: All study methods were performed in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki []. An ethical clearance letter was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Review Committee of the College of Medicine and Health Science of Wollo University. A formal letter of cooperation was written from the university to the authority of Dessie <i>zuria</i> District and Dessie <i>Zuria</i> District Health Office and then the authority of Dessie <i>Zuria</i> District and Dessie <i>Zuria</i> District Health Office wrote a similar letter of cooperation for Gelsha town administration and Gelsha Health Center respectively. Necessary permission for data collection was received from the authority of Gelsha.Before starting the interviews, the data collectors explained the purpose of the study to all the participants and obtained written informed consent from the mothers<i>/</i>caregivers. They were informed that participation was voluntary and if they felt discomfort during the interview they could stop at any time. The confidentiality and anonymity of the study participants’ related data were maintained by avoiding possible identifiers such as participants’ names. Identification code numbers only were used as a reference. During data collection, any under-five children with acute diarrhea in the previous two weeks who had not been treated were provided with oral rehydration salts (ORS) and linked to a health facility for further treatment.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.