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Received: 7 February 2024

Accepted: 9 September 2024

First Online: 9 October 2024

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethical approval was obtained from Arba Minch University, Institutional research Ethics Review Board, College of Medicine and Health Sciences with reference number (IRB/1253/2022). Informed written consent was taken from all involved participants. The aim of the study was explained for each study participants. Participants were also informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time if they were not comfortable about the questions. To ensure confidentiality, their names, and other personal identifiers were not registered in the survey tool. Moreover, this study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and all ethical and professional considerations were maintained throughout the study to keep participants’ data strictly confidential. Students who had experienced persistent pain were linked to the student Clinic at WCU for further investigation and treatment.