Sinaga, Makeda
Yemane, Tilahun
Tegene, Elsah
Lidstrom, David
Belachew, Tefera
Article History
Received: 29 January 2019
Accepted: 4 September 2019
First Online: 26 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Before data collection, ethical clearance and approval was obtained from the institutional review board of Jimma University. Informed written consent was obtained from each participant before data collection. The study participants were assured that the information they gave will not be disclosed to a third person, and personal identifiers including names were not recorded on the questionnaires. Individual identification numbers were used to notify their results. The study participants were assured that they are free to withdraw their consent and discontinue participation without any form of prejudice. Privacy and confidentiality of the collected data were ensured throughout the study. Study participants with obesity were advised to modify their lifestyles during the collection of the body fat percentage results.
: This is not applicable as the study does not have individual person’s data.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.