Metwally, Ammal M. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-5202
Basha, Walaa A.
Elshaarawy, Ghada A.
Sallam, Sara F.
El-Alameey, Inas R.
Rifay, Amira S. El
Yousef, Walaa
Goda, Amira A.
Elashry, Galal A.
Ahmed, Doaa E.
Hassan, Nayera E.
El-Masry, Sahar A.
Ibrahim, Nihad A.
Dayem, Soha M. Abd El
Kandeel, Wafaa A.
El-Din, Ebtissam M. Salah
Banna, Rokia Abd Elshafy S. El
Kamel, Iman H.
Abdelhamid, Enas M.
Abdelrahman, Mohamed
Mahmoud, Walaa S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Centre Egypt
Article History
Received: 3 August 2023
Accepted: 28 March 2024
First Online: 13 May 2024
Declarations
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: The study was compiled with the International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects []. The Medical Research Ethics Committee of the National Research Centre cleared the study protocol (Ethical approval number: 16250). Written informed consent was obtained from all the women enrolled in the study. A right thumbprint was used as a signature for participants who were unable to write. The study was fully voluntary. Participants were well informed about their rights to withdraw at any time. Data “Making sure parents understand” was guaranteed according to the recommendations of the Egyptian guardians’ preferred purpose for informed consent practices []. To respect confidentiality, infants were identified by a serial number and the information at the individual level was kept strictly confidential. From the ethical point of view; after completion of the evaluation, a nutritional awareness conference was done in the control village and the educational materials were distributed to the targeted groups.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.