Shine, Sisay
Tamirie, Mulugeta
Kumie, Abera
Addissie, Adamu
Athlin, Simon
Mekonnen, Hussen
Girma, Eshetu
Molla, Mitike
Kaba, Mirgissa
Article History
Received: 26 October 2022
Accepted: 22 August 2023
First Online: 25 August 2023
Declarations
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: The verbal informed consent was approved by Institutional Review Board ethics committee of School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (004/16/SPH). The study was approved by the ethics committee of Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Institutional Review Board (004/16/AAUSPHIRB). Informed verbal consent was obtained from each study participant. Each participant read the letter and explained it further to the data collectors to easily understand the objective of the research. Finally, consent was obtained verbally from each participant. Participation in the study was voluntary and the privacy of participants and confidentiality of the information was assured both during and after data collection. All of the participants were informed about their right to resign from being part of the study. All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.