Haile, Halefom Kahsay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-9446
Habte, Bruck Messele https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3866-0621
Fenta, Teferi Gedif https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-6708
Funding for this research was provided by:
Addis Ababa University
Article History
Received: 1 January 2026
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 19 June 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (47) of Addis Ababa University under Protocol number 084/24/SoP . and from the IRB of Mekelle University with approval number MU-IRB 2396/2024 . Written informed consent was obtained from all study participants. The study followed the principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.