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Larebo, Yilma Markos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7084-1313
Anshebo, Abebe Alemu
Behera, Sujit Kumar
Gopalan, Natarajan
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Article History
Received: 30 October 2024
Accepted: 15 January 2025
First Online: 13 February 2025
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Wachemo University (WCU) has diligently reviewed and approved the study, with Ethical Approval Number Ref. No. 977/2015, dated 06/03/2023. Before commencing the investigation, comprehensive permission was obtained from the Central Ethiopia Regional Health Bureau, the Zonal Health Department, the Woreda Health Office, and the hospitals involved. Furthermore, the Kebele administrator in each selected study area acquired a formal permission letter.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All the adult participants had to provide written informed consent forms before participating in the interviews and blood sampling. To maintain confidentiality, all the collected information was kept anonymous.
