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Article History

Received: 11 January 2022

Accepted: 1 July 2022

First Online: 30 August 2022

Declarations

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: Before data collection, administrative approval was obtained from the Kole-Bu Teaching Hospital Institutional Review Board. Because the study involved different units, permission was sought from the unit heads before data collection. All methods in this study were carried out in conformity with the applicable guidelines and regulations. Privacy was maintained by interviewing participants in an enclosed room within the facility with protocols on COVID-19 appropriately observed. The purpose of the study was explained to respondents with no compulsion placed on their participation. The participant information sheet was given or readout where requested to the respondents and consent forms were signed. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants included in the study.Respondents were made to understand that participating in the study was entirely voluntary hence they are free or have the right to withdraw at any point without having to give reasons. It was also established that their position with regards to not participating in the study will not incur any negative implications for them. Confidentiality was also ensured and maintained by protecting the identity of the participants and not recording the names and addresses of participants in the study to ensure anonymity.

: Not applicable.

: The authors have no competing interests.