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Article History

Received: 2 November 2023

Accepted: 11 November 2024

First Online: 26 November 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance and approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of SPH_REC and the College of Health Sciences at Addis Ababa University (Ref: 031/22/SPH). Written permission to perform the studies was obtained from the respective Regional Health Bureau and offices of the selected woredas for the study. All data collection instruments were accompanied with informed written consent forms in which the consent of the respondents was ensured. All respondents were informed about the purpose of the study by reading out the informed consent statements prepared for the study. They were also informed about the confidentiality of the information they provided during data collection. The right not to participate at all or to withdraw at any time during the interview was made clear to the respondents. The risk and benefits of the study were explained. All data collected during the fieldwork was stored, organized, analyzed, and retrieved guaranteeing confidentiality.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.