Bante, Simachew Animen
Getie, Simegnew Asmer
Getu, Almaz Aklilu
Mulatu, Kebadnew
Fenta, Selamawit Lake
Article History
Received: 8 January 2019
Accepted: 30 July 2019
First Online: 14 August 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar University. Letter of permission was obtained from Amhara National Regional Bureau and Debre Markos town administration office. Both written and verbal consent was obtained from study participants after the purpose of the study was explained. Written consent was received from adult next-of-kin when the respondent was less than 18 years of age and verbal assent was obtained from less than 18 years age of participants. Participants were informed that participation was voluntary and they could withdraw at any time. Personal identifiers were not included in the questionnaires to ensure participant confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.