Article History
Received: 8 November 2022
Accepted: 25 July 2023
First Online: 19 August 2023
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests. They take full responsibility for any unethical acts such as presenting false statements or failure to adhere to standard expectations.
: The study proposal and the assessment tools underwent a thorough review and received approval from the Addis Ababa University (AAU)’s College of Development Studies (CoDS) Institutional Review Board (IRB).
: The data collection process was conducted with strict adherence to ethical considerations. Informed consent was obtained for all respondents, and the research was carried out in accordance with ethical standards, following established social sciences approaches. Prior to the survey, data collectors were thoroughly briefed on the importance of ethical considerations during field research. Respondents were assured that their data would be treated confidentially and used solely for research purposes. They were also informed that all personal information, including their names, would be anonymized in the research outputs. Participants were assured that their participation was voluntary, and they had the right to ask questions or withdraw from the interview at any time.