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Article History

Received: 8 January 2025

Accepted: 10 October 2025

First Online: 18 November 2025

Declarations

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: This study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Gondar, College of Social Sciences and Humanities- College Research and Ethics Review Committee (Ref. C/S/S/H/R/P0095/05/2016 on May 15, 2024). The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. All participants provided their consent to take part in the study. They were also informed of their right to decline to answer any questions that caused discomfort or to take a break whenever needed. One of the participants signed the informed consent form to participate in the study. The other five gave their oral consent and then signed their fingerprints on the friction ridges of their fingers, which is common in our system for illiterate (those who cannot write and read) study participants.

: Participants in the study were informed, and they gave their consent for the publication of the study’s findings, including their direct quotes.

: The authors declare no competing interests.