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Authors
Edin, Alo
Mohammed, Salah
Abreha, Ashenafi
Muche, Chalachew
Abera, Elias
Kebede, Halima Ayalew
Gebremariam, Asqual Gebreslassie
Ayele, Angefa
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Received: 23 April 2025
Accepted: 12 February 2026
First Online: 23 February 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: To ensure human subjects, ethical approval for the research work was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences with a reference number of Ref.No. IRB Ref No/383/15 . Before data collection the objective of the study, potential risk and benefits, confidentiality and privacy of the study was clearly explained to the participants and, informed, voluntary participation, written and signed consent was obtained. Confidentiality was ensured throughout the accomplishment of the study. Participants were informed that their participation is voluntary that they can withdraw from the study at any time if they wish to do so. Besides, to keep the anonymity of study participants, code numbers rather than personal identifiers was used. The study procedure was performed in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association.
