Kidane, Gebretsadkan Fisseha
Zereabruk, Kidane
Aberhe, Woldu
Hailay, Abrha
Mebrahtom, Guesh
Gebremeskel, Gebreamlak Gebremedhn
Haile, Teklehaimanot Gereziher
Teklemichael, Desalegn Massa
Article History
Received: 23 April 2023
Accepted: 21 June 2023
First Online: 26 June 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance of the study was approved by Mekelle University Colleges of Health Science Institutional Health Research Ethics Review Committee (IHRERC) on October 2, 2019 with ethical number ERC-13123/2019. Prior to data collection; Information was given to the participants, confidentiality, anonymity, and freedom to withdraw from the study at any time were assured and their participation had no impact on the health of the participants. Each study participant provided their written informed consent, and for those under the age of 18, their legal guardians provided written informed consent on their behalf. All of the study’s methods were carried out in accordance with the ethical guidelines outlined in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later modification or comparable ethical standards.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.