Titiyos, Addisalem
Mehretie, Yohannes
Alemayehu, Yibeltal Kiflie
Ejigu, Yohannes
Yitbarek, Kiddus
Abraham, Zelalem
O’Connell, Kathryn A.
Kassaw, Jemal
Article History
Received: 7 July 2023
Accepted: 9 November 2023
First Online: 1 December 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health and College of Health Sciences at Addis Ababa University (Ref: 031/22/SPH). Written permission to perform the study was obtained from the respective Regional Health Bureaus and offices of the sample woredas. All data collection instruments were accompanied with informed written consent forms in which the consent of the respondents was ensured. All respondents were informed about the purpose of the study by reading out the informed consent statements prepared for the study. They were also informed about the confidentiality of the information they provided during data collection. The right not to participate at all or to withdraw at any time during the interview was made clear to the respondents. The risks and benefits of the study were explained. All data collected during the fieldwork was stored, organized, analyzed, and retrieved guaranteeing confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.