Usman, Abubeker Kedir
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Wolka, Eskinder
Tadesse, Yared
Tariku, Abraham
Yeshidinber, Abate
Teklu, Alula M.
Senturia, Kirsten
Gezahegn, Wendemaghen
Litch, James A. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0570-0308
Funding for this research was provided by:
United States Agency for International Development (AID-OAA-A-14-00049)
Article History
Received: 19 July 2019
Accepted: 23 October 2019
First Online: 21 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Potentially eligible and interested participants received consent forms in their preferred language and were informed that their participation would be voluntary, and there would be no professional or personal consequences or benefits to participation. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants. To avoid possible coercion, no financial incentives were provided.This study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards of the St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (IRB No. PM23/111) and Project Concern International (IRB No. 25). Letters of support were secured by the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) from all institutions and offices where data were collected.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.