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Authors
Gebreegziabiher, Gebremedhin
Baykemagn, Fitiwi Tinsae
Gebrehiwet, Tesfay Gebregzabher
Gebru, Yared Tbebu
Gebreyowhanes, Ataklti
Mulugeta, Afework
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Article History
Received: 7 June 2024
Accepted: 21 October 2024
First Online: 7 November 2024
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the College of Health Sciences of Mekelle University (approval number: MU-IRB 1986/2022). Moreover, verbal informed consent was obtained from the parents/legally authorized representatives of children under two years of age to protect them from participating involuntarily. The informed consent incorporated information such as the voluntary nature of the research, the purpose of the research, and the extent and procedures of confidentiality and anonymity. Enumerators were trained in informed consent procedures to ensure that voluntary informed consent would be obtained from all eligible respondents. All analyses occurred with anonymized data. Children with SAM were linked to nearby health facilities through the referral linkages. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
