Taye, Birhan Tsegaw
Kebede, Azmeraw Ambachew
Wondie, Kindu Yinges
Funding for this research was provided by:
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Article History
Received: 2 December 2020
Accepted: 2 February 2022
First Online: 16 March 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was received from the institutional review board of Debre Berhan University (protocol number; P005/20). In addition, a formal letter of administrative support was gained from the Sehala Seyemit Woreda health office. Then, participants were informed about the purpose of the study, the importance of their participation, and their right to withdraw at any time. A voluntary written informed consent was obtained from all participants and for the illiterate participants' thumbprint was obtained as it is common practice in Ethiopia. The information obtained from the participants was also kept anonymized to maintain their confidentiality. The study adhered to relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest in this work.