Tesfaye, Eyasu
Debie, Ayal
Sisay, Fasil
Tafere, Tesfahun Zemene
Article History
Received: 21 October 2022
Accepted: 18 October 2023
First Online: 29 November 2023
Declarations
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: All the ethical procedures were followed per the declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review committee of Menelik II Medical and Health Science College, Kotebe Metropolitan University (Ref. No. InlineMediaObject removed 13994/227). A permission letter was obtained from Addis Ababa Public Health Research and Emergency Management Directorate. Informed written consent was obtained from each participant after a brief explanation of the research objectives and data collection process of the study. For study participants aged under 16 years or illiterates, informed consent was taken from their parents or legal guardians. Participants were also informed about their right to withdraw at any time or to skip questions. Finally, the confidentiality of the information was maintained by using coding.
: It is not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.