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Article History

Received: 16 September 2024

Accepted: 30 May 2025

First Online: 13 June 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was obtained from Woldia University, College of Health Sciences, Ethical Clearance Review Committee on November 18, 2023. The Institutional Review Board decision, and consent waiver was obtained from the Ethics committee (Woldia University, College of Health Sciences Institutional Review Board). Then, the research directorate office wrote a supportive letter for each selected respective comprehensive specialized hospital. In turn, internal permission letters were obtained from chief executive officers of each hospital to the health service departments within the hospital. The name and the medical record number of the participants were not included in the tool. The retrieved information were used only for this study purpose. This study did not expose the study participants to unnecessary risk due to reviewing their medical records. Confidentiality was kept at all levels of the study. The study was carried out according to the Declaration of Helsinki’s relevant guidelines and regulations.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.