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Article History

Received: 14 August 2018

Accepted: 20 November 2019

First Online: 29 November 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical clearance was obtained from Woldia University, ethical review board and permission was given from Dessie town health administrative office and Dessie referral hospital. The research proposal was evaluated and approved by the Research Ethics Review Committee [HRERC 0810/2018] of College of Health Sciences, Woldia University. Ethical clearance was obtained. Official cooperation and permission was obtained from Dessie town health administrative office and Dessie referral hospital. The participants were guaranteed of their rights and the freedom to withdraw from the study at any time; if they did not wish to continue. A consent form was given to those who were willing to participate in the study, for them to read; and further explanations were given about the form. Each participant signed two consent forms; and was given a copy of the original signed form to keep.

: The article does not contain any individual’s details, images or video; and hence, consent for publication is not applicable here.

: The authors state that they have no competing interests.