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Article History

Received: 8 February 2023

Accepted: 22 May 2024

First Online: 4 June 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was obtained from research and ethical committee of school of nursing college of medicine and health science on behalf of research and ethical review board committee of University of Gondar and written permission letter was obtained from hospital managers. Informed consent was obtained from study participants before the beginning of data collection. Confidentiality was kept by using codes rather than stating their names. Initially, they were informed about their right to withdraw from the study at any time of the interview process. When they were informed about their right to withdraw they agreed to leave the study whenever they are not feeling comfortable. For illiterate participants of the study informed consent was obtained from a parent and/or legal guardian. At the end of the interview, patients positive for ASD symptoms were linked to the psychiatry clinic. All methods of our study were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulation.

: Not applicable.

: The authors have declared that they have no competing interests.