Bantie, Getasew Mulat http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5073-6767
Aynie, Amare Alamirew
Assefa, Mihret kassa
Kasa, Ayele Semachew
Kassa, Tigabu Birhan
Tsegaye, Gebiyaw Wudie
Article History
Received: 9 August 2018
Accepted: 21 April 2020
First Online: 6 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from GAMBY College of Medical Sciences, Research and Publication Office and approval letter were obtained from Bahir Dar City Administrative Office. The college ethics committee approved the procedure for verbal consent as the study is not a sensitive and privacy issue, rather assessing the familiarity and perceptions towards the Ethiopian current abortion law. Then, for 15–17 years old women, the verbal assents from them only with parental/guardian permission were secured. For > 17 years women, consent was secured solely from them. The objective of the study was clarified and informed verbal consent was received from the study participants to confirm their willingness. The respondents were notified that they have the right to refuse or terminate the study at any point of the interview. Because we obtained verbal consent, documentation of consent was not required. However, the information provided by each respondent was kept confidential in a secure place.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.