Funding for this research was provided by:
Addis Ababa University
Wollo University
Article History
Received: 24 February 2020
Accepted: 24 August 2020
First Online: 1 September 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The study was conducted after the protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Biology Department, Wollo University. Permission to conduct the study was also obtained from the town administration and the district health office before data collection. In addition, written informed consent was obtained from voluntary participants and parents or guardians for children younger than 18 years during data collection. Study participants who were positive for intestinal helminths were treated with appropriate anti-helminthic drugs free of charge.
: The funding organization had no role in designing this study nor in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; nor in the decision to submit the article for publication.