Tirfessa, Dureti
Abebe, Mitsiwat
Darega, Jiregna
Aboma, Mecha
Article History
Received: 11 March 2023
Accepted: 7 November 2023
First Online: 17 November 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of the Ambo University College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), and an official letter of cooperation was sent to public hospitals in the west shewa zone. A letter explaining the purpose, method, and anticipated benefit and risk of the study was attached to each questionnaire and read to the participants. Since the participants were adults, it was explained to the respondents that participation in this study was voluntary and private information was protected. The participants were also assured that they have the right to refuse or withdraw if they are not comfortable with the questions at any time as their participation is voluntary. Each participant provided written and signed informed consent; participants who could not read or write provided oral agreement and an unreadable signature. The names of the study participants were not included in the data, and all interviews were carried out with absolute privacy. Finally, we certify that this study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.