Dagne, Tiguaded Kindie
Guadie, Addisu Alene
Yimer, Yalemwork Anteneh
Bizuneh, Mekonnen Melkie
Bezie, Gebeyaw Addis https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9104-0180
Article History
Received: 6 September 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 31 January 2026
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. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University (protocol number 3026/2024). Data were collected during routine follow-up visits at referral hospitals. Assent was obtained from all participating children and adolescents, and their legal guardians provided written informed consent. Confidentiality was strictly maintained by de-identifying all personal information before analysis.
: AI language modeling tools were utilized for the improvement of the English language only in this Manuscript. No content generation or data analysis was performed using AI tools.