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Guracho, Yonas Deressa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-9370
Thomas, Susan J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3609-4443
Win, Khin Than https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7810-6388
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Received: 25 April 2025
Accepted: 1 April 2026
First Online: 16 April 2026
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Also, the authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the University of Wollongong under ethics number 2023/122. Furthermore, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Bahir Dar University School of Medicine and Health Sciences approved it with protocol number 797/2023. Consent was also obtained from the Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital Review Board, referred to as AM/146/416. Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study.
: The authors confirm that there are no financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest that could have influenced the publication of this paper.
: This study was not prospectively registered, an oversight that is addressed in the limitations section.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
