Desta, Tslalmuz Haileslasie
Gebremichael, Mengistu Welday
Hailu, Alemseged Gerezgiher
Article History
Received: 6 February 2025
Accepted: 10 July 2025
First Online: 2 September 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Committee of the institute of population studies at Mekelle University with a notification of protocol approval number MU-IRB 2338/2024. Permission to collect data from the South Eastern Zone of Tigray was granted by the Tigray Regional state. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants and, for those under the age of 16, from their parents or legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.