Habte, Aklilu
Dessu, Samuel
Bogale, Biruk
Lemma, Lire
Article History
Received: 12 July 2021
Accepted: 24 January 2022
First Online: 31 January 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board(IRB) of Wolkite University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences. The IRB is made up of five members from different departments led by Mr. Samuel Dessu (samuel.desu@wku.edu.et) as a chairperson. A letter of permission was also obtained from the Guraghe Zone Health Department as well as the health offices of each of the selected districts. Following clarification about the purpose of the study, written informed consent was obtained from the participants. Informed written consent was obtained from study participants under the age of 18 using standard disclosure procedures from their parents or guardians. The confidentiality of information was secured by omitting any personal identifiers from the questionnaires. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Besides, the adolescents were assured that neither the interviewer nor their parents would have access to their responses. The information was stored in a secure area where no one, except the principal investigators, had access to it.
: Not applicable.
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