Gizachew, Mucheye
Tiruneh, Moges
Moges, Feleke
Adefris, Mulat
Tigabu, Zemene
Tessema, Belay
Funding for this research was provided by:
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar (R.No.O/V/P/RCS/05/478/2015 Mega project)
DAAD In-Country Scholarship, Germany (sur place und Drittland - JS sur place (57076372))
Article History
Received: 11 May 2018
Accepted: 19 November 2018
First Online: 30 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: It is done after we secured ethical approval from the institutional review board of the University of Gondar (R.No.O/V/P/RCS/05/478/2015 Mega project and O/V/P/RCS/05/471/2018). Permission was obtained from the University of Gondar Referral Hospitals administrative bodies. After giving a brief description about the purpose of the study, eligible mothers gave informed written consent for their participation in the questionnaire of this study and for their newborns to be a part of such a study. Confidentiality was ensured using code numbers than names and keeping the data locked
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