Baye, Alemwork
Adane, Metadel
Sisay, Tadesse
Hailemeskel, Habtamu Shimels
Article History
Received: 22 October 2020
Accepted: 25 February 2021
First Online: 31 March 2021
Declarations
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: An ethical approval letter was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Review Committee of the College of Medicine and Health Science of Wollo University. That committee approved both the protocol and the consent forms. A cooperation letter was obtained from Wollo University, which in turn helped to get permission to conduct the study from Dessie City Health Bureau, and the respective <i>kebele</i> administrators and health offices. Written, informed consent was obtained from the mothers/caregivers of case and control children. Mothers/caregivers were assured that their information would not be used for purposes other than scientific research and that their participation was voluntary.The ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki were upheld in this study [CitationRef removed] in that mothers/caregivers of the case children were given oral rehydration salt for acute diarrheal treatment and advised to visit the public health facility for further treatment if there was no recovery within two days. All study participants were assured that their information was confidential. Confidentiality was assured by collecting the data anonymously and coding the names of the mothers/caregivers.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.