Mengistu, Yalemwork G.
Hailemariam, Damen
Roro, Meselech A.
Endris, Bilal S.
Tesfamariam, Kokeb
Gebreyesus, Seifu H.
Article History
Received: 23 February 2023
Accepted: 11 August 2023
First Online: 24 August 2023
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University (code: 099/17/SPH). Permission was obtained from relevant provincial and local authorities in the HDSS. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their LAR<b>.</b> For illiterate participants, the research team read the information sheet for them, and a thumbprint was collected witnessed (countersigned) by a third-party witness who is competent to sign. All procedures were conducted based on voluntary participation. Pregnant women who had indication(s) for treatment and further management (hypertensive, anemic, pregnancy with congenital anomalies, MUAC < 23 cm) during ultrasound evaluation were referred to a nearby hospital.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.