Ali, Abdifitah Said http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3094-4737
Hussein, Nur Ahmed http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-3241
Elmi, Elmi Omar Haji http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2650-6387
Ismail, Abdiwahid Mohamed http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4861-3431
Abdi, Mohamed Mohamud http://orcid.org/0009-0006-8471-0203
Article History
Received: 15 December 2022
Accepted: 26 May 2023
First Online: 3 June 2023
Declarations
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: All methods of this study were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and procedures in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the East Africa University (EAU) Faculty of Health Sciences Review Board. A permission letter was obtained from the regional office of the Ministry of Health of Puntland State, Somalia. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.