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Authors
Tegegne, Hintsa Desalegn
Muthupandian, Saravanan
Welekidan, Letemichael Negash
Abay, Getahun Kahsay
Araya, Tadele
Shfare, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin
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Received: 22 September 2025
Accepted: 6 April 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
<!--Emphasis Type='Bold' removed-->Declarations
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: The Health Research Ethics Committee (HRERC) (ERC 1487/2020) of the College of Health Science, Mekelle University, granted ethical approval for the study. Permission was obtained from Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Mekelle General Hospital’s administration. Written informed consent was obtained from adult patients, and assent was taken from the children’s family or guardians. A named institutional and/or licensing committee approved all experimental protocols, and in compliance with the Helsinki declarations. The confidentiality of the patient’s information was safeguarded throughout the process using codes instead of names.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
