Gessesse, Sara Abebaw
Teshome, Addisu Worku http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4992-6520
Article History
Received: 30 April 2019
Accepted: 27 April 2020
First Online: 4 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by Research and Publication Committee of the Department of Ophthalmology, Collage of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University. Permission was requested by formal letter written from the department of ophthalmology detailing the study objectives and procedures, and consent was obtained from the local Education Service Authority and Education Bureau for conducting the study in the secondary schools.Authorities of secondary schools, heads and students of selected classes were briefed on the study purpose and procedures before beginning the study. Parents or guardians of students were informed about the aim and study procedures through their children and an information sheet along with an informed consent form. They were asked to send their written informed consent for allowing their children to participate in the study. If the parents or guardians of the student did not return the signed informed consent form on the examination day, the student was not enrolled in the study. Interview and eye examinations were carried out in the presence of an assigned data collection facilitator from each school. We ensured that student’s written informed consent was obtained from those students 18 years and older willing to participate in the study for evaluation, in order to analyze, summarize and publish these data.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.