Dibabu, Abera Mamo
Ketema, Teklemariam Gultie
Beyene, Maechel Maile
Belachew, Dereje Zeleke
Abocherugn, Hailegiyorgis Geleta
Mohammed, Abdu Seid
Article History
Received: 6 March 2023
Accepted: 5 July 2023
First Online: 9 October 2023
Declarations
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: All methods of data collection were performed in accordance with the relevant local and international guidelines and regulations. Ethical approval and clearance to conduct the research was obtained from the institutional research ethics board (IRB) of Arba Minch University, College of medicine and health science with reference number, IRB /1273/2022 on May 16, 2022. A legal supportive letter was written to each respective hospital, and permission was obtained from each hospital and the purpose of the study was explained briefly by the data collectors and before the interview began, mindfulness and clarification were given to study participants who raised unclear ideas related to the study. Then, for those participants aged 18 and above year’s informed consent was taken from participants themselves and for those participants whose ages were less than 18 years the need for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee IRB of Arba Minch University College of medicine and health science. The women’s participation was voluntary with the right to withdraw from the study at any time. All the data obtained from the participants were kept anonymity to assure confidentially.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.