Nuh, Abdilaahi Yusuf https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9203-2557
Ismial, Fatima Nouh
Aden, Mohamed Ali
Hassan, Mohamed Ahmed
Article History
Received: 2 June 2026
Accepted: 20 August 2026
First Online: 24 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Burao (Ref. No: UoB/IRB/32/26). Permission to conduct the study was also obtained from the administrations of the selected hospitals. Written informed consent was obtained from all adult participants before data collection; for participants younger than 16 years of age, written informed consent was obtained from their parents or legal guardians before participation in the study.
Consent for publication: Not Applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.