Dorgi, Akello
Tunje, Abayneh
Shimbre, Mulugeta Shegaze
Belete, Abebe Gedefaw
Guyo, Tamirat Gezahegn
Bodicha, Belay Boda
Asamoah, Benedict Oppong
Mulugeta, Aregahagn
Delbo, Mulugeta
Jiao, Kedi
Wang, Haitao
Ma, Wei
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Arba Minch University. As the study involved a retrospective review of patient medical records with no direct contact with participants, the requirement for individual informed consent was waived by the IRB. The study was conducted with institutional support from the School of Public Health. To ensure confidentiality, no personal identifiers were collected, and all extracted data were anonymised and securely stored. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.