Weldemariam, Guesh Fesaha
Mulaw, Medhanie Asmelash
Tessema, Tesfaye Sisay
Article History
Received: 13 February 2026
Accepted: 15 May 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical clearance was obtained from Tigray health Research Institute’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) (THRI/4041/0446/16). All procedures were conducted in accordance with institutional and national ethical standards and the principles of the Declaration of Helsink to protect patient privacy. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.