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Article History

Received: 12 April 2024

Accepted: 2 September 2024

First Online: 31 October 2024

Declarations

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: This research study adheres to the principles of ethical conduct in research involving human subjects. The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines provided by the local Ethics Committee of Dilla University (07/11/2020 SPH) and the University Gondar College of Social Science and followed the applicable laws and regulations governing human subject’s research in Ethiopia. The following ethical considerations were addressed and implemented throughout the research process. The informed consent written by the university was provided to the informant prior to the basic data collection. The authors, based on the provided inclusion criteria, selected eligible participants for the study. Following that, the eligible participants were asked about their willingness to participate in the study and informed about the objective of the study. The reliability and validity of the data were assured through a briefing of the overall purpose of the study to the participants, and to ensure their confidentiality, the researchers informed them that they could decline participation if they were unwilling to be involved. In the meantime, the researchers provided informed consent for those who are able to write and read; however, they were reading aloud to the participants traced as being illiterate. Following that, they agreed and signed the informed consent after hearing and reading the provided document.

: The authors declare no competing interests.