Biadgilign, Sibhatu
Gebremariam, Mekdes K.
Mgutshini, Tennyson
Article History
Received: 30 December 2020
Accepted: 25 June 2021
First Online: 7 July 2021
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving human subjects were approved by the Institutional Review Boards of Departmental Higher Degrees Committee of the Department of Health Studies University of South Africa Ethical Clearance Committee for Research on Human Subjects (HSHDC/ 575/2016) and Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau (A/A/H/B/3542/227). Also, support letter was written from the University of South Africa Addis Ababa Regional Office to Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau. Official letters of co-operation from the above organizations were given to the respective sub-city and district administrator. Verbal informed consent was approved by the ethics committee of Departmental Higher Degrees Committee of the Department of Health Studies University of South Africa Ethical Clearance Committee for Research on Human Subjects and Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau. As well, verbal Informed consent was also obtained from each participant and confidentiality was assured. Additionally, for those children under the age of 18 years, verbal informed consent was obtained from their parents or caregivers. Assent was obtained from each participant.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.