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Article History

Received: 13 June 2023

Accepted: 29 September 2024

First Online: 10 October 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University Institutional Review Board (005/18/Psy). The first author provided an information sheet for the person to read or read it out to them if they were not literate. All participants could participate and provided informed consent, either through a signature or indicated consent with a fingerprint. The ethical board were informed about involving illiterate participants. We involved their close family members and make sure they understand the procedure before we take the consent. Transcripts were anonymized to ensure people could not be identified by reference to individuals/places and we have given pseudonyms to the case-studies. Five participants who reported suicidal behaviour were linked to the psychiatric clinic for additional assessment and support. All the ethical procedures were followed in accordance with the Helsinki declaration.

: Not applicable as we have anonymized all individual data.

: The authors declare no competing interests.