Woldesemayat, Endrias Markos
Gari, Taye
Article History
Received: 11 May 2024
Accepted: 5 November 2024
First Online: 11 November 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval to carry out the study was obtained from the Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) Reference number IRB 279/15 on the date 30/03/2023. The need for informed consent to participate was also waived by the ethics committee that approved the study. An official letter of support was obtained from the Sidama Region Public Health Institute (SRPHI). Permission was obtained from Adare Hospital. As the study was based on secondary data, no consent was needed to obtain from the study participants including the consent for minors. The IRB has approved the waiver of informed consent to participate in the study. The data collected were anonymous, and the confidentiality of the data was maintained. The data were handled by the researchers only.
: not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.