Funding for this research was provided by:
Addis Ababa University
Article History
Received: 15 January 2018
Accepted: 23 November 2018
First Online: 3 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Before any attempt to collect data, ethical approval was obtained fromAddis Ababa University College of Health Science. Letter of permission was obtained from TASTH, ALERT and AaBET administration officials. Each client was informed about the purpose of the study, the right to refuse to participate in this study, and anonymity and confidentiality of the information gathered. They were assured that they will not be penalized for not participating if they wished not to participate and that their responses to the questions would have no effect on their care. Finally, a written Consent was obtained from each voluntary client, police officers, health care providers and family (in case of theunconscious client and under 16 years old clients).
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