Updates are available Correction dated 2020-02-19
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Ahmed, Salma A. E.
Thorsen, Viva C.
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Article History
Received: 31 May 2019
Accepted: 10 December 2019
First Online: 21 December 2019
Change Date: 19 February 2020
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that one of the authors’ names was mentioned twice. Currently the authors are stated as:
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study obtained ethical approval from the Regional Ethical Committee system in Norway (Reference Number: 2016/952/REK sør-øst A) and the Sudanese MoH Research Ethics Committee before starting data collection. An authorization letter was issued from the reproductive health department at the MoH and sent to AFC. All participants gave their oral and written consents after discussing the objectives, benefits and possible risks of the study, respondents’ rights, confidentiality measures and how the results would be used and reported. The first author stressed that participation in the study was voluntary. All participants were given after the interview an equivalent of two USD to cover the cost of one meal. No personal identifiers were collected or reported. In addition, transcripts were anonymized and pseudonyms were used to protect women’ confidentiality. Data was kept in computer which protected by a password. Before doing fieldwork, the first author received relevant training on how to conduct qualitative research and research ethics.Our study included two participants who were under 18 years old at the time of data collection. Since OF is linked to early marriage and early childbirth, the participation of these participants deemed acceptable, culturally appropriate and ethical for our study. This is because in the Sudanese society the underage participants are deemed adults as they no longer lived with their parents due to their marital status. Nonetheless, the first author communicated everything related to the study to both the potential participant and the guardian accompanying them.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
