Rade, Bayew Kelkay
Tamiru, Animut Tagele
Aynalem, Getie Lake
Taye, Eden Bishaw
Melkie, Mamaru
Abera, Alamirew
Cherkos, Endeshaw Admassu
Asaye, Mengstu Melkamu
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Gondar (VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013, VP/RCS/598/03/2013)
Article History
Received: 25 November 2022
Accepted: 17 April 2023
First Online: 2 May 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from University of Gondar research ethics committee, Institutional Review Board (IRB) (R. No.: V/P/RCS/05/530/2020). A letter of support was also obtained from the Central Gondar zone labour and social affairs office for each selected district. Again, support letters were also obtained from each respective selected district higher officials. Written informed consent was obtained from study participants who can read and write, while verbal informed consent was obtained from those who can’t able to read and write participants. The University of Gondar ethics committee approved the verbal informed consent. Study participants’ privacy and confidentiality were ensured before data collection. The right to not participate or refuse to answer any or all questions and to withdraw from interview at any time was respected. Additionally, all methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.