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Authors
Eshete, Nigus Amime
Mittiku, Yohannes Moges
Mekonnen, Alemayehu Gonie
Welu, Tesfay Hailu
Haile, Teklehaimanot Gereziher
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Article History
Received: 22 July 2023
Accepted: 8 March 2024
First Online: 20 March 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was authorized by the Aserat Woldeyes Health Science College’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Debre Berhan University. The study’s goals and aim were explained to the respondents in a briefing. Informed written consent was obtained from each person to ensure ethical issues were addressed. For participants under sixteen years old informed written consent was obtained from at least one parent or guardian of each study participant. Study participants who cannot read and write the data collector was read the written consent and then if they decided to participate, they signed. To maintain the study participants confidentiality; name, personal identifiers was not included in the study questionnaire. In addition, participants’ data was locked with a key/password to ensure confidentiality. After all, voluntary informed consent was obtained from study participants.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
