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Article History

Received: 7 September 2022

Accepted: 21 March 2023

First Online: 31 March 2023

Declarations

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: The assessment protocol received ethical clearance from Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Scientific and Ethical Research Office (SERO). A support letter from EPHI was also written to all selected woredas, regional health bureaus, and selected health facilities and health posts, indicating the objective and final aim of the evaluation. Informed consent was also sought from study participants by informing them about the evaluation's purpose, significance, and contents. Each respondent was allowed to consent or refuse to participate after receiving complete information about the study. All methods were performed following the relevant guidelines and regulations (e.g., the Declaration of Helsinki).

: All authors read the final version of this manuscript and approved it for publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.