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Received: 25 February 2018

Accepted: 3 January 2019

First Online: 15 January 2019

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: Esayas Aydiko is a lecturer in the department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.Kalkidan Wondwossen Desta is a lecturer in school of nursing and midwifery, college of Health science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Birhanu wondimeneh Demissie is a lecturer in the department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, EthiopiaEmebet Berhane Woldemariam is a lecturer in school of nursing and midwifery, college of Health science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

: Ethical approval was obtained from Institutional Review Board of Addis Ababa University, School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery. Ethical clearance letter and support letter was written to Sodo zuria district health office. And a permission letters were obtained from Sodo zuria district health office and respective kebeles. After giving clear and deep explanation about the aim of the study, all mothers that were involved in the study were asked for their willingness and informed written consent was obtained from each respondent. Persons who were unwilling to the response were exempted from the study. Anonymous data and the confidentiality of participants information was secured. And the study participants right to withdraw from the study at any time during data collection was respected.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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