Compliance with research ethics in epidemiological studies targeted to conflict-affected areas in Western Ethiopia: validity of informed consent (VIC) by information comprehension and voluntariness (ICV).

"Declarations Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participateThe ethical approval for this study has been granted by Wollega University Research Ethics Review Committee. A written informed consent was obtained from all of the research participants. All of the research participants who provided consent were above 18 years of age at the time of the study. All methods and procedures were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Sufficient information about the study was provided to the participants before taking their consent. Consent for publicationNot Applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The research was funded by the Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology, based at the University of Western Cape, South Africa, as part of the Ethics and Data Sharing Sub-Grant. The funding received was administered and facilitated by Wollega University Research Vice President’s Office. The funder had no role in project conceptualization, analysis, interpretation, or decision for publication."