Gebeyehu, Mulugeta Tesfa
Begosew, Achenef Motbainor
Teni, Mintesnot
Yenesew, Muluken Azage
Article History
Received: 18 January 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 11 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was approved by the ethical review board of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University (protocol No. 332–21). In addition, a formal approval letter was obtained from the Amhara Public Health Institute and was submitted to the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, East Gojjam Zone, West Gojjam Zone, and Awi Zone Health Department offices before data collection was started.