Teshome, Zeyede
Animut, Abebe
Negash, Yohannes
Giday, Mirutse
Aklilu, Esayas
Funding for this research was provided by:
This study was financed by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, Addis Ababa University.
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 23 March 2026
Declarations
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: Prior to data collection, ethical clearance certificate was obtained from the Institutional Research Ethics Review Committee (ALIPB-IRERC) at Aklilu Lemma Institute of Health Research, Addis Ababa University, with reference number: ALIPB-IRERC/130/2016/24. Support and permission letter was obtained from the Institute of Public Health in the Central Ethiopia Regional State with reference number: PHI-6–19/457/2016/24.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.