Hamid, Sofiya
Beko, Zerko Wako
Mekonnen, Habtamu Sewunet
Salih, Mohammed Hassen
Article History
Received: 20 June 2024
Accepted: 26 July 2024
First Online: 2 August 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethical Review Committee of the School of Nursing, College Medicine and Health Sciences on behalf of the University of Gondar review board with a reference number of S/N/160/2015. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations. A formal letter indicating the approval was obtained and submitted to the University of Gondar Referral Hospital administrative and Amhara region health bureau. Approval to take oral consent or informed consent was secured from the Research Ethical Review Committee of the School of Nursing, College Medicine and Health Sciences on behalf of the University of Gondar review board. Permission letters were obtained both from the UoG School of Nursing and all four referral hospitals to interview each participant. Oral consent or informed consent was obtained from each participant for an interview and to participate in the physical examination. In all steps, confidentiality was maintained. Finally, after the whole process of data collection, the questionnaire was kept safe throughout the whole process of the research work.
: Consent for publication was secured during oral informed consent from the participant and approved by the Research Ethical Review Committee of the School of Nursing College Medicine and Health Sciences on behalf of the University of Gondar review board.
: The authors declare no competing interests.