Gebretsadik, Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-1751
Tkuwab, Helen
Berhe, Kidanemaryam
Mulugeta, Afework
Mohammed, Hajira
Gebremariam, Abebe
Funding for this research was provided by:
Emory University, Ethiopia Country Office (16,000$)
Article History
Received: 14 December 2019
Accepted: 31 July 2020
First Online: 5 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University before the beginning of the actual data collection. The probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in this study were none existent. Data collectors were trained and required to strictly adhere to ethical principles. Verbal consent (most were unable to read and write) was obtained from each study subject before the start of the interview and this was approved by the ethics committee. Respondents were assured that the data wouldn’t have any positive or negative repercussions on the current or future aspects of their life and that if they don’t feel comfortable they could withdraw from the study without any problem at any stage of the data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.