Samuel, Aregash
Osendarp, Saskia J. M.
Feskens, Edith J. M.
Lelisa, Azeb
Adish, Abdulaziz
Kebede, Amha
Brouwer, Inge D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NI through a grant from Global Affairs Canada (10-1569-ETHNIS-01)
NUFFIC, the Netherlands (CF 8768/2013)
Nutricia Research Foundation (2015-20)
Article History
Received: 31 January 2021
Accepted: 15 February 2022
First Online: 26 February 2022
Declarations
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: The Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethiopian National Research Ethics Review Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology, reference number 3.10/865/07. Written permission was also obtained from the Regional Health Bureau of Oromiya and SNNP regions, the zonal, district, and sub-district offices, before starting the data collection. In addition, permission was received from local leaders in the study area. Detailed information on the purpose of the survey was provided to the mothers/caretakers, both orally and in writing (including a brochure in a local language about the study). Signed informed consent was obtained from mothers/caregivers of the study children before participation in the study. The study is registered at with the clinical trials identifier of NCT02479815. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.