Fereja, Mengistu
Gebremedhin, Samson
Gebreegziabher, Tafere
Girma, Meron
Stoecker, Barbara J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
ENGINE (Empowering the New Generation to Improve Nutrition and Economic opportunities) project.
Article History
Received: 29 September 2016
Accepted: 18 June 2018
First Online: 25 June 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional review board of Hawassa University (IRB 065-06). The local authorities were informed about the study objectives. After the study purpose was explained to the pregnant women informed written consent was obtained. Confidentiality of the data obtained from participants was strictly secured and maintained.
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