Worke, Mulugeta Dile http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-9809
Koricha, Zewdie Birhanu
Debelew, Gurmesa Tura http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-3804
Article History
Received: 22 January 2021
Accepted: 1 June 2021
First Online: 11 June 2021
Declarations
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: This study finding is part of an exploratory sequential mixed method. Ethical approval was received from the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) of Debre Tabor University (Ref N<u>o</u>-RP/366/10). Bahir Dar city’s tourism and culture offices and Zonal health officials were informed about the study’s aims by a letter written from Debre Tabor University. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations. The World Health Organization’s ethical and safety recommendations for exploring sensitive topics were observed [CitationRef removed]. Each research participant signed an informed written consent form. Written permission was approved to record the conversation. To uphold the seclusion, anonymity, and confidentiality of data, the team explained to each of the respondents that their identity and the evidence they would provide would be secret. It was further clarified to the participants that only the researchers directly involved with this study would access it. Confidentiality was maintained after the data was collected by de-identifying the field notes, transcripts, audio recordings, and subsequent publications. In this article, the researcher used generic terms such as ‘study participants’ and ‘female workers’ instead of their names. The study participants had the right to terminate the interview/withdraw her from the subject field at any time. In each interview and focus group, privacy and confidentiality were ensured. Moreover, by conducting FGDs and IDIs away from their work, participants were assured. So that they freely discussed the issues without fear of such conversations being monitored by their supervisors.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest concerning the research, authorship, and publication of this article.