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Article History

Received: 23 October 2023

Accepted: 9 October 2024

First Online: 18 October 2024

Declarations

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: The study was approved by Arba Minch University, institutional research ethics review board (Ref: IRB/1429/2023). Based on the approval, an official letter was written from Arbaminch University, school of nursing to the zonal health department. Support letters submitted to the hospitals were obtained from the zonal health department. Similarly, the administrators of each hospital have written a letter to the concerned unit. Then the respondents or their parents were informed about the purpose and procedure of the study, the importance of their participation, the benefits, and risks associated with the study, and the right to withdraw at any time if they feel discomfort. After explaining the purpose of the study, informed consent was obtained from participate. If the participants are minors the informed consent obtained from their parent. To maintain the confidentiality of information gathered from the study participant, code numbers were used throughout the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.