Simion, Teketel
Abate, Alegntaw https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7896-9087
Alemayehu, Tsegaye
Ali, Musa Mohammed
Article History
Received: 2 July 2024
Accepted: 24 October 2024
First Online: 31 October 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences with Ref. N<i>o</i>. IRB/151/14. Data were collected after written informed consent and/or assent to participate was obtained from all the participants and from the parents or legal guardians of all participants under the age of 16 years. Confidentiality of participants’ information was maintained using specific codes, and whether the results were positive or not was reported to clinicians for clinical management as appropriate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.