Ayalew, Birtukan Shiferaw
Hassen, Seid Legesse
Marefiyaw, Tefera Alemu
Yesuf, Mohammed Seid
Abebe, Daniel Dagne
Temesgen, Minwuyelet Maru
Article History
Received: 7 June 2021
Accepted: 8 September 2021
First Online: 24 September 2021
Declarations
: We declare this is our original work.
: We have got Ethical approval from Ethical Review Board of Amhara public health institute Bahirdar, Ethiopia (Protocol No: APHIHIRTD/343/2019) and a support letter from the Dessie city health department and school administrations to get the permission and cooperation of concerned bodies. Assent was obtained from children and written informed consent was obtained from mothers. For illiterate mother the study information has been read in their local language (Amharic) and consent were sought. Children, who were found to have clinical findings, were referred to a health institution to receive appropriate treatment and support. Besides, confidentiality was maintained by keeping privacy at all levels of the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not Applicable.
: We declare no competing interests.