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Article History

Received: 1 April 2022

Accepted: 6 March 2023

First Online: 15 March 2023

Declarations

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: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of Hawassa University approved the study. Ethical clearance was obtained on behalf of the school of public health with reference number IRB/134/13. Upon this, the written permission letter to carry out the study was obtained from the Department of Public Health to the respective district health offices. Then, the written permission letter was also obtained from all the district health offices. The Hadiya Zone Health Bureau Research Ethics Committee approved the verbal consent with reference number REC/92/13. Then, the participants were informed about the objectives of the study, and informed verbal consent was obtained from each participant. All participants’ confidentiality and anonymity were assured. They were also told the right to refuse or terminate the interview at any time. All the methods were conducted according to standardized principles and procedures in line with relevant guidelines and regulations.

: Not applicable.