Asmare, Getachew Wollie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0995-5359
Beyene, Abebe D.
Mussa, Essa Chanie
Koye, Abebe Dagnew
Article History
Received: 30 July 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study used secondary data obtained from the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey collected by the Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia (CSA). The primary data collectors have asked consent of the respondent and made it confidential not to share their personal information, like their name, phone number, village, and names of the children of the head/spouse living elsewhere. We also applied all ethical elements to use the data and produce this study. All methods carried out in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards, relevant guidelines, and regulations of the University of Gondar. The researchers obtained an ethical clearance certificate from the Research and Collaboration Vice President Office of the University of Gondar for its ethical soundness.