Belay, Aklilu K.
Asale, Abebe
Sole, Catherine L.
Yusuf, Abdullahi A.
Torto, Baldwyn
Abro, Zewdu
Kassie, Menale
Mutero, Clifford M.
Tchouassi, David P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (RAF-3058 KEN-18/0005, RAF-3058 KEN-18/0005, RAF-3058 KEN-18/0005, RAF-3058 KEN-18/0005, RAF-3058 KEN-18/0005)
Wellcome Trust (222005/Z/20/Z)
Article History
Received: 18 December 2024
Accepted: 16 May 2025
First Online: 21 May 2025
Declarations
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: A review of the study protocol and ethical approval were given by the Regional Public Health Research Ethics Review Committee/RERC/(Ref. No: H/R/T/T/D/5/3) from Amhara Public Health Research Institute, Ethiopia, and confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The research activity was started by providing information about the whole objective of the study to the community and consensus obtained from household owners for the project-related activities done with the directions given by local stakeholders. Further written informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was registered online on May 28, 2020, with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR) at www.pactr.org. The registration number assigned to the protocol is PACTR202006878245287. The Trial’s methodology was also discussed by Asale et al.9.