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Article History

Received: 7 September 2017

Accepted: 11 May 2018

First Online: 29 May 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical clearance was obtained from Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital Ethical Review Committee. The Four Item Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT4) was used to measure the capacity of the patient to give consent. Then the purpose, importance and confidentiality of the information gathered was explained to each of the competent participant before the start of interview. Their willingness to participate in the study was asked and written consent was obtained. Participant’s privacy was kept strictly at the time of data collection.

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