Asim, Muhammad
Karim, Sehrish
Khwaja, Hajra
Hameed, Waqas
Saleem, Sarah
Funding for this research was provided by:
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Article History
Received: 13 May 2021
Accepted: 8 February 2022
First Online: 22 February 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was taken from the Ethics review committee of Aga Khan University, Karachi. [AKU-ERC-2020-0479-8902]. All methods were performed in accordance with the guidelines and regulations of bioethics guideline of the Aga Khan University Karachi. Moreover, a formal permission letter was obtained from the District Health Government, Thatta for field activities.Since all our study participants were illiterate, the consesnt form was read to the participants in local language, by a family member who was literate and trustworthy to the participant. Written informed consent was obtained from legally authorized representatives (LARs) literate family members of the participating women. The LRAs read the written consent form to the study participant and provided the opportunity for further clarifications. The study participant understood the content of the consent form and gave consent to volunteer participation in the study before starting the interview. This study is the part of the Rural Health Program of the Department of Community Health Sciences that enables us to design and accomplish this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.