Ethical consideration. In order, to protect the rights of research participants, ethical approval was sought from the Sogn og Fjordane University College. Permission to collect data was equally obtained from the nursing home and residential home unit to allow us collect data from nurses. The nature and purpose of the study was explained and the participants were informed of their rights regarding the study in which they participated voluntarily. They were further informed of their liberty to withdraw from the study at any time if they so wished and that the information collected from them was kept in strict confidence. In order to maintain the participants‟ confidentiality, the interview did not bear any identifying features of the participant such as name and physical abode. RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL DATA
Ethical consideration. This study was submitted to the Institutional Review Board at Emory University and determined to meet the criteria for exemption.
Ethical consideration. Emory University's Institutional review board (IRB) and Xxxxx Research Oversight Committee approved the FACS study, and the PI of FACS study shared the data after removing all Protected Health Information (PHI). Only the PI has access to the data and the code that links any identifiers to the participants.
Ethical consideration. The first Ethical clearance and approval were granted by Mekelle University, college of health sciences ethical clearance committee and the second was from KA-HDSS head office. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors have no conflict of interest REFERENCES
Ethical consideration. All research in this study was undertaken in accordance with the NUGSE code of ethics. The research did not include the financial cost of participating. The research does not analyse individual-specific teacher or school responses but rather builds general results. It is considered no more than minimal risk since the research involves human subjects who are older than 18 years old. Considering the anonymity or confidentiality of the survey participants, it is strictly anonymous. Only your age, gender, country of origin, subjects taught, dominant language, years of experience of teachers, school type, and school name are asked in the questionnaire. Only the researcher and the research advisor will have access to the digital data. Full consent is obtained from the participants prior to the study.
Ethical consideration. Ethical clearance was obtained from the respective school of public health, and AAU College of health science ethical committees. A formal letter was also submitted to all the concerned bodies to obtain their co-operation. The right and autonomy of all participants were respected. They were given any information they needed, verbally and in writing. The participation was voluntarily and they can withdraw from the study at any time without explanation and without penalty or loss of benefit. The autonomy of each participant was assured unless they needed assistance in filling out the questionnaire. In such cases, confidentiality was assured and no personal details were recorded or produced on any documentation related to the study.
Ethical consideration. The Institutional Review Board of Emory University in the United States determined this project (IRB00081173) did not qualify as human subjects research and was granted exemption status. Additionally, protocol and research instruments were submitted to the Ethics Research Committee of the Ministère de la santé et de la lutte contre le SIDA in Côte d’Ivoire for review and approval was granted. Quality Control Both the qualitative and quantitative data were anonymous, and no identifying information was attained or stored. Upon completion of transcription, all voice recordings of FGDs and IDIs were destroyed.
