Kebede, Natnael
Wondiye, Habtamu
Melkamu, Lidiya
Anagaw, Tadele Fentabil
Assefa, Elias
Bogale, Eyob Ketema
Hailu, Gebremedhin
Mohammed, Yirgalem
Adane, Bezawit
Article History
Received: 20 August 2022
Accepted: 16 December 2022
First Online: 24 December 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Bahir Dar University, College of Medicine and Health Science, and a Permission letter was taken from Bahir Dar city educational office. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s). Permission to undertake the study was performed at all levels. Caretakers were given detailed information about the purpose of the study, data collection procedures, and possible risks/ discomforts and benefits of participating in the study through the consent process. Informed written consent was obtained from all caretakers whose children participated in the study. In this case, caretakers were the families of each student and were presented as caretakers. A child was included in the study only if the caretakers agreed with the child. Despite the caretakers, consent, a child’s decision not to participate in the study was respected. Informed consent was obtained from each study participant before the commencement of data collection. Confidentiality of information was received from the study participants maintained by using codes rather than the name of participants during data collection procedures. Participants were informed that participation was voluntary. All methods were carried out under relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.