Bayissa, Milkessa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3693-3761
Haile, Diresibachew
Afework, Daniel
Jebessa, Gutema
Mooses, Kerli
Mooses, Martin
Article History
Received: 27 March 2025
Accepted: 18 July 2025
First Online: 23 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: All ethical procedures were conducted per the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocols were approved by the Institutional Review Board of the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University (Ref. No. 097/18/Phys), the National Research Ethics Review Committee, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Ref. No. 31/166/2018), and the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Tartu, Estonia. Participants were approached at their training camps, fields, or at a convenient time, in coordination with their coaches, to discuss the study procedures. The objectives, procedures, potential risks, and benefits of participation were thoroughly explained, and participants were included in the study only after providing both oral and written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.