Zewde, Thewodros
Teklu, Alula
Bedada, Diriba
Tsehaye, Yoseph
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Article History
Received: 2 February 2021
Accepted: 7 February 2021
First Online: 11 August 2021
Declarations
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: The Research Ethics Review Committee (WHO ERC) approved the protocol (reference no. ERC.0002843). In addition, the Scientific and Ethics Review Committee under the Ethiopian Public Health Institute approved the protocol.Participants were given a copy (unsigned) of the informed consent statement that included contact information for research team members. The informed consent forms were written at a readability level appropriate for the target populations. Additionally, the consent statement included the purpose of the research; clarified the expected duration of their participation; how the research benefited the children, the caregivers, and the community; that there were no costs for participating; and that the caregiver’s participation was voluntary and refusal to participate had no consequences.No subjects were interviewed without providing informed consent. Written informed consent was obtained prior to the interview, and consent was verified orally at the beginning of the interview. The consent form was read aloud by interviewers to the caregivers, after which the caregivers were asked if they understood and agreed to participate. The caregivers and the person obtaining consent/assent signed the form. Caregivers unable or unwilling to sign their name were made a mark, and a witness of the consent/assent procedures signed on their behalf.
: The plan for sharing findings through publications and conferences was incorporated within the informed consent, and the caregivers and other key informants of the study agreed to publication of any of their given responses without indicating their names.
: Publication costs are funded by WHO, Alliance for Health Policy and System Research (AHPSR), Decision-Maker Led Implementation Research (DELIR) initiative.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.