Yenit, Melaku Kindie
Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa
Shiferaw, Atsede Mazengia
Article History
Received: 4 September 2017
Accepted: 30 January 2018
First Online: 26 February 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of Jimma University, and a letter of permission from the Zonal Health Department prior to data collection. After the objective of the study was explained, verbal consent was secured from mothers. The right of participants to withdraw from the study at any time without any precondition was communicated unequivocally. Moreover, the confidentiality of information gathered was guaranteed by all data collectors and investigators by using code numbers rather than personal identifiers and by keeping the questionnaire locked.
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