Metwally, Ammal M.
Sallam, Sara F.
Mawla, Mohamed A. Abdel
Alian, Khadija M.
Abdel-Latif, Ghada A.
Hasanin, Hasanin M.
Kamal, Ayat N.
Hanna, Carine
Shebini, Salwa M. El
Ahmed, Nihad H.
Mabrok, Hoda B.
Mahmoud, Maha H.
Ismail, Ahmed S.
Boseila, Samia A. W.
El-Alameey, Inas R.
Mahfouz, Nermine N.
Shaaban, Fatma A.
Ibrahim, Nihad A.
Hassan, Nayera E.
El-Masry, Sahar A.
Naga, Maie M.
Khalil, Aya
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Centre Egypt
Article History
Received: 10 May 2022
Accepted: 10 November 2022
First Online: 1 December 2022
Declarations
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: The study was complied with the International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (CIOMS/WHO, 1993) [CitationRef removed]. The Medical Research Ethics Committee of the National Research Centre of Egypt has approved the study (Ethical approval number: 16250). All mothers who were enrolled in the study and its activities provided informed written consent. Mothers also provided informed written consent to participate on behalf of their infants for having their anthropometric measures. Information disclosure “Making sure participants understand” was guaranteed according to the recommendations of the Egyptian patients and guardians’ perception about clinical informed consent as a preferred purpose for IC practices [CitationRef removed]. Infants were identified by a serial number and their personal information was kept strictly confidential. From the ethical point of view; after completion of the evaluation, nutritional awareness campaign was done in the control village and the educational materials were distributed to the targeted groups.
: Not applicable.
: All authors report no conflict of interest. “No financial or non-financial benefits have been received or will be received from any party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.