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Authors
Zegene, Girma Mamo
Alemayehu, Bezuayehu
Gebremedhin, Tadesse
Gebremichael, Mathewos Alemu
Niguse, Wondwossen
Negeri, Ephrem
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
SWEPRS Health Bureau (12002/29/2016)
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Article History
Received: 5 November 2024
Accepted: 15 May 2025
First Online: 2 June 2025
Declarations
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: This study received approval from the SWEPRS Health Bureau Ethics Committee, as indicated by reference letter No. 12002/29/2016. Participants were thoroughly informed about the study's overall purpose, and their verbal consent was obtained before data collection, in accordance with international research ethics principles. In this study there no need of involving the use of any animal or human data or tissue. The heads of selected households or members whose age is greater than 18 years and living in the South Ethiopia Peoples Region State fully understand the objective of this study and weigh up the risks and benefits of participating. Then, they were informed about autonomy to withdraw or continue in this study and were assured that the data and sample collected from them were kept confidential. Finally, they orally confirmed their agreement.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
