Kaufman, Michelle R. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1901-8676
Williams, Ashlie M.
Grilo, Graziele
Marea, Christina X.
Fentaye, Fasil Walelign
Gebretsadik, Lakew Abebe
Yedenekal, Shifera Asfaw
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (P30AI094189)
Article History
Received: 23 October 2017
Accepted: 27 September 2019
First Online: 6 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Wollo University College of Medicine & Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (FWA #00023591), Jimma University Institutional Review Board (FWA # 00012781), and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institutional Review Board (FWA#0000287) granted ethical approval for this study. Signed informed consent was obtained from all participants. Interviewers explained the study aim and procedures to participants, confirmed their voluntary participation, and asked permission for audio recording before beginning all FGDs and IDIs. Identifying information was excluded from all transcribed texts to ensure anonymity of participants. During the consent process, participants agreed to the publication of anonymized quotes from interviews.
: Not Applicable
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.