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Article History

Received: 28 December 2023

Accepted: 10 July 2025

First Online: 1 August 2025

Declarations

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: The research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The idea was examined and ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Wolkite University, college of medicine and health sciences with a reference number of CMHS/IRB/12/2023. Authorization was also obtained from the Guraghe Zone health department. Informed consent has been obtained from the participants, their parents and legally authorized representatives in this study. The data collectors gave each participant explicit information about the study, including its goal, the importance of their participation in the study, and for them, being aware of their involvement had no compensation, but told them the study’s results helped them indirectly. They were informed that the interview could take approximately ten minutes and that it could cause some minor discomfort. Aside from that, the mothers were not harmed by this study. After assuring them of their right to withdraw from participation at any point if they felt uncomfortable doing so without causing any consequence, they were asked to indicate their willingness to participate.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.