Gobezie, Mengistie Yirsaw
Zewdu, Seble
Tesfaye, Nuhamin Alemayehu
Hassen, Minimize
Belay, Abebe Zeleke
Article History
Received: 14 September 2025
Accepted: 26 November 2025
First Online: 3 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research Ethics Review Committee of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University (Ref. No. CMHS/RE/203/2024, dated August 12, 2024). The committee waived written informed consent as the study involved minimal risk and record review; verbal consent was obtained from patients during supplementary interviews. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
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