Gutema, Befikadu Tariku http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-6074
Chuka, Adefris
Ayele, Gistane
Estifaons, Wubshet
Melketsedik, Zeleke Aschalew
Tariku, Eshetu Zerihun
Zerdo, Zerihun
Baharu, Alazar
Megersa, Nega Degefa
Funding for this research was provided by:
Arba Minch Demographic Surveillance and Health Research Center, Arba Minch University
Article History
Received: 21 May 2020
Accepted: 22 February 2021
First Online: 4 March 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Arba Minch University. A formal letter was written to different administrative bodies and organizations to get permission to conduct the research within the settings. The informed consent obtained from study participants before the interview was verbal and approved by the ethical committee of the Institutional Research Ethics Review Board of Arba Minch University. The privacy of the study participants was maintained by interviewing the participants alone. Ethical approval for all procedures including the data collection method and verbal consent was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Arba Minch University.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.