Berhanie, Eskedar
Gebregziabher, Dawit
Berihu, Hagos
Gerezgiher, Azmera
Kidane, Genet
Article History
Received: 1 November 2018
Accepted: 9 January 2019
First Online: 25 February 2019
Authors’ information
: EB holds MSc in Pediatric and Child Health Nursing. EB has 6 years’ experience in Nursing Teaching and health research with particular emphasis on Child health and Maternal. EB is currently serving as the Lecturer at School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Referral, Axum University, Ethiopia. eskedar23natidav@gmail.comDG holds MSc in Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing. DG has 6 years’ experience in Nursing Teaching and health research with particular emphasis on maternity and reproductive health nursing. DG is currently serving as the Lecturer at School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Referral, Axum University, Ethiopia. dawit23natieku@gmail.comHB holds MSc in Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing. HB has 5 years’ experience in Nursing Teaching and health research with particular emphasis on maternity and reproductive health nursing. DG is currently serving as the Lecturer at School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Referral, Axum University, Ethiopia. ahagosberihu@gmail.comGK holds MSc in Reproductive Health. GK is currently as clinical staff at College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Axum University, Tigray, Ethiopia.genetkidane971@yahoo.comAG holds MSc in Anatomy. AG is currently Lecturer at Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Axum University, Tigray, Ethiopia. azmeragh@gmail.com
: Ethical clearance was obtained from Institution Review Board (IRB) of Aksum University, College of Health Science. Official permission was obtained from the Tigray regional health bureau for respective hospitals. In addition, the ethical considerations were done by considering the personal and revealing nature of the study, which required that voluntary, informed consent, using the consent form designed for this study, needed to be obtained from the participants. Prior to administering the questionnaires, the objectives of the study were clearly explained to the participants and verbal consent was obtained. Confidentiality and anonymity were ensured throughout the execution of the study.
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