Enyew, Habtamu Demelash
Hailu, Abebe Beyene
Mereta, Seid Tiku
Article History
Received: 11 October 2023
Accepted: 22 February 2024
First Online: 12 March 2024
Declarations
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: Relevant information about the purpose of the study and potential study outcomes were communicated to all participants and verbal informed consent was received from all participating households. Official letters of cooperation were given to the South Gondar Zone health department and respective district health offices and permission to conduct the study was obtained. The right of the respondent to withdraw from the interview or not to participate was respected. Since the intervention stove had an impact at least on the kitchen PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration reduction, communication has been made to distribute the improved stove to the control group. The approval letter was obtained from the institutional review boards of Jimma University with ethical clearance provided (Ref No: IHRPGD/538/2021) to conduct this study. The trial was also registered on the date of November 11, 2021 with registration number of (ExternalRef removed Identifier: ACTR202111534227089).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.