Feyisa, Gizu Tola
Marami, Shambel Negese
Dinagde, Dagne Deresa
Degefe, Bekem Dibaba
Abebe, Shimelis Tadesse
Kitil, Gemeda Wakgari
Biratu, Andargachew Kassa
Article History
Received: 15 September 2023
Accepted: 16 July 2024
First Online: 20 July 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional review board (IRB) of Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences with reference numbers IRB/193/14 and Date: 21/06/2023. After the letter of permission was obtained, the letter was taken to the head of the Shebadino Woreda Health Office, and consent was obtained from the Woreda Health Office and then from the head of each health post catchment. At the time of the data collection, the respondents were informed about the purpose of the study and informed written consent was obtained from the mother or care givers of the neonates. The data for this study were collected following the Declaration of Helsinki. We confirm that all methods were performed per the relevant guidelines and regulations by including a statement in the “ethics approval and consent to participate” section under ‘Declarations’ to this effect.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.