Erancho, Hadbacho Tsegaye
Ahmed, Duressa Shafi
Fekadu, Sintayehu
Wolde, Deneke
Shinato, Habtamu Teshale
Mussema, Abdulhakim
Alemayehu, Tsegaye
Article History
Received: 30 December 2025
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval of the study was obtained from the institutional review board (IRB) of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Hawassa University (Ref. No: IRB/167/16). All participants were made aware of the study’s goal and each patient was provided with written informed consent. For minors, both consent and assent were obtained. The recruitment period for this study began on 10/05/2024 and ended on 31/07/2024. All methods were performed following the relevant guidelines and regulations.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.