Haque, Md. Imdadul
Chowdhury, A. B. M. Alauddin
Shahjahan, Md.
Harun, Md. Golam Dostogir
Article History
Received: 4 July 2017
Accepted: 7 February 2018
First Online: 15 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The objectives and methods used in the study were explained to all participants prior to starting data collection. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants before interview to participate in the study, and they were assured that all their personal information would be preserved with confidentiality. In addition, the participants were informed that their participation was voluntary and could be terminated at any time without reason and without any penalty. People appeared to be spontaneous and felt free in giving their information to the interviewer because they were informed about publication of their way of healing practices, which they considered to be valuable. The research evaluation committee of the Department of Anthropology, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, approved the study.
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