Tigabu, Setegn
Demelew, Tesfa
Seid, Awol
Sime, Bisrate
Manyazewal, Tsegahun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8360-7574
Funding for this research was provided by:
David and Lucile Packard Foundation (2013-39034)
Article History
Received: 3 November 2016
Accepted: 24 May 2018
First Online: 5 June 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Internal Scientific and Review Committee of the Ethiopian Public Health Association and permissions to conduct the research were obtained from regional, Zonal, and district health bureaus and training institutions. The ethical committee approved a verbal consent procedure involving informed consent process as the study had minimal risk to respondents and only involved procedures for which consent is not normally sought. Data collectors provided respondents with a written statement about the study and obtained their verbal consent. The data collectors signed on the consent to document each respondent’s consent, while the investigators kept the consents separately from filled questionnaires. For married women participants below the age of 18, in addition to their assents, verbal consent to participate was obtained from their husband (if above 18 years of age) or parents. All necessary measures were taken to maintain confidentiality.
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