Wubet, Gebretsadik Gebru
Gebre-Egziabher, Kinfe Abraha
Hailu, Alemseged Gerezgiher
Funding for this research was provided by:
MU-HU-NMBU ICP V PROGRAM (RADO/EXTERNAL/PD0071/2024)
Article History
Received: 22 July 2025
Accepted: 9 December 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study received ethical approval from Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences/Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Institutional Review Board (IRB), approval number: MU-IRB 2254/2024, dated July 04/2024. All procedures adhered to the ethical standards of the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments, as well as national guidelines for research involving human participants.
: All participants provided informed consent prior to being interviewed.
: All participants agreed to the publication of the research findings.
: The authors declare no competing interests.