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Family history of chronic illness, preterm gestational age and smoking exposure before pregnancy increases the probability of preeclampsia in Omo district in southern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-020-00149-9

Published Online: 2020-08-15

Published Print: 2020-12

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Fikadu, Kassahun

G/Meskel, Feleke

Getahun, Firdawek

Chufamo, Nega

Misiker, Direslign
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Article History

Received: 24 April 2020

Accepted: 18 July 2020

First Online: 15 August 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical approval was obtained from the ethical review committee of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arbaminch University in December 2018 (GOV/AMU/TH.1.1./CMHS/MID/03/2018).An official letter of cooperation was written to each hospital to get permission. Formal written consent was also obtained from the study participants. Similarly, the participants were informed about the purpose of the study, privacy, and confidentiality issues. Participation was involved only if she said so, she had the right to be off any time she wants to. If she did, the study assures that she had nothing to lose from the service she expected to receive. As if all information gained during data collection was kept confidential and any personal identification was not recorded on the questionnaire. Rather, it was kept under password protection, where the primary investigator had access to.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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