Liyew, Ewnetu Firdawek
Yalew, Alemayehu Worku
Afework, Mesganaw Fantahun
Essén, Birgitta
Funding for this research was provided by:
African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) award offered by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (107508-001)
Addis Ababa University
Article History
Received: 5 June 2017
Accepted: 16 January 2018
First Online: 27 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University (Protocol number: 058/14/SPH, Date: January 2015). In order to review the participants’ record, permission was obtained from the administrators of each participating hospital. For observational studies, taking verbal consent is the standard requirement of the Institutional Review Board of Addis Ababa University. Hence, the participants gave verbal consent to be enrolled in the study after they received an adequate explanation of the study aim, benefits and potential harm. Privacy of the participants was maintained throughout the interview process. The confidentiality of all the information collected was strictly kept. The participants received an assurance that participation was voluntary and were informed as if they have full right of withdrawal from the study without affecting the care they were permitted to. Tikur Anbessa, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Zewditu Memorial, Yekatit 12 and Gandhi Memorial Hospitals were selected for the current study.
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