Tareke, Seid Ali
Sheferaw, Wegayehu Enbeyle
Bambo, Meseret Mesfin
Meraf, Zelalem
Pandey, Binay Kumar
Pandey, Digvijay
Article History
Received: 28 November 2024
Accepted: 30 October 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The research review committee of Mizan-Tepi University, College of Natural Science, granted ethical approval (letter CNCS/14/123/16). All participants were informed of the study’s purpose. Given that some local participants were illiterate and hesitant to provide written consent, verbal informed consent was obtained from each participant. They were also informed of their right to decline participation in the study at any time.