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Article History

Received: 13 March 2025

Accepted: 14 July 2025

First Online: 22 July 2025

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: This research study adheres to the principles of ethical conduct in research involving human subjects. The study was conducted under the guidelines provided by the local Ethics Committee of Dilla University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities (07/11/2023/CSSH) and followed the applicable laws and regulations governing human subjects research in Ethiopia.

: The informed consent letter written by the university was provided to the informants 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 objectives 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. After that, they agreed and signed the informed consent after hearing and reading the provided document.

: Not applicable.