Yimer, Belete http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-2341
Ashebir, Wassachew
Article History
Received: 18 July 2018
Accepted: 6 May 2019
First Online: 21 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical Review committee of Debre Markos University reviewed and approved the protocol. Administrative bodies of Legehida district were communicated for their permission. Before written consent obtained, clear and adequate information was provided to the respondents about the objective and benefit of the research. Respondents were clearly informed that participation is voluntary and that their responses are confidential, and had their right to withdraw from the study without giving further explanation any time they feel to do so. For adolescents who were less than 18 years, data collectors went to home of the parents/ guardians and obtained their written consent for their adolescents’ participation before the time of data collections and verbal assent was also obtained from the students as well. In order to ensure the privacy and confidentiality, the respondents were completed the questionnaires in a private space and their name were not identified on the questionnaires.
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