Gebre, Deneke
Murugan, Rajalakshmi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7571-134X
Bizuwork, Ketema
Wurjine, Teshome Habte http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-9560
Article History
Received: 16 December 2021
Accepted: 28 July 2022
First Online: 11 August 2022
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the institutional review board of Addis Ababa University Ethical Review Board. A formal letter was submitted to the Federal Ministry of Health and permission was obtained from the clinical director of each study hospital, matron, and head nurse of the respective ward. All participants of the study were provided written consent, clearly stating the objectives of the study and their right to refuse. Then, written informed consent was obtained from the study participants. The filled questionnaires were carefully handled ensuring confidentiality and kept under secured custody of the principal investigator. The confidentiality of client-related data was maintained by avoiding potential identifiers and this study was conducted in consideration of the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no computing interests.