Welie, Abraham G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4661-7287
Stolk, Elly
Verstraete, Janine
Duncan, Laura
Herdman, Mike
Xie, Feng
Funding for this research was provided by:
EuroQol Research Foundation (340- RA)
Article History
Received: 8 March 2026
Accepted: 13 July 2026
First Online: 3 August 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: Ethical approval was secured from Ethics Review Committee of College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia (MU-IRB2035/2023) and prior permission was sought from Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital of diabetic clinic, infectious disease clinic, respiratory disease clinic, children/adolescent medical ward, physiotherapy unit, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Informed consent: Written informed consent and assent consent were obtained from all study participants to confirm their willingness for participation after explaining the purpose of study. The study was conducted in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.