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Article History

Received: 13 February 2020

Accepted: 10 November 2020

First Online: 1 February 2021

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Before commencing the study, ethical clearance was obtained from the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC) of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (BREC Ref No: BE387/18). Also, ethical approval was obtained from the local university, Wolaita Sodo University Institutional Review Board, under the Ref No: WSU15/04/147 (12 Sep. 2018). Moreover, the formal permission letter was obtained from Wolaita Zone Health Department and the respective health facilities. We also explained the consent to the participants in their language. We received written informed consent from all participants. We took notes for the cases where the participants refused permission to record, and we incorporated such results with the other data. We conducted the FGDs in a meeting room at each of the health facilities to maintain women’s privacy and comfort. We communicated the purpose of the research and the expected duration of one hour for the participant to complete the interview. This research maintained the confidentiality of the participants, whose names were not written on any result, ensuring anonymity. The participants had the right to interrupt or withdraw their participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits. We interviewed women in a private room or place of their choice to maintain the participants’ privacy.

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: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.