Gebrie, Mignote Hailu
Asfaw, Hussen Mekonnen
Bilchut, Workagegnehu Hailu
Lindgren, Helena
Wettergren, Lena
Article History
Received: 29 September 2022
Accepted: 11 April 2023
First Online: 17 April 2023
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to disclose.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Gondar and the City Government of Addis Ababa Health Bureau (reference numbers V/P/RCS/05/2271/2020 and A/A/H/5676/227, respectively) before the initiation of the study. Permission was obtained from each hospital administrative body. Written informed consent was collected from all participants. All potential participants were informed about the purpose, method and expected benefits of the study. The potential participants were informed that there were no financial rewards for participating in the research. They were informed of their full right to refuse to participate in this research without any effects on existing or future health care services. Confidentiality was maintained by ensuring anonymity and presenting the data on a group level.
: Not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all of the individual participants included in the study.