Adane, Haile Bekele
Roets, Lizeth
Article History
Received: 14 January 2024
Accepted: 5 November 2025
First Online: 29 December 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for the research was granted by the Health Studies Research Committee of the Department of Health Studies at the University of South Africa (Certificate number: HSHDC/923/2019). Additionally, permission to conduct the research was secured from all selected health facilities, adhering to the South Region Health Bureau Human Research and Technology Transfer Support Core Process (Certificate number: /19/492 12//102012). Prior to commencing data collection, an institutional support letter from the relevant health bureau in the study area was obtained. Informed consent was obtained from all women who voluntarily participated in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.