Bekele, Sentayehu Oljira
Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret
Dessalegn, Mengesha Shumet
Abera, Mohammed Aragaw
Sete, Alechew Assefa
Bedada, Deriba Bekele
Wedi, Sindew Asmare
Abate, Biruk Beletew
Article History
Received: 24 June 2024
Accepted: 3 December 2025
First Online: 22 December 2025
Declarations
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: Informed consent was obtained from the participants. All ethical, legal, and situational standards and standards that take care of the people involved were also carefully applied. Confidentiality and confidentiality of the respondents were guaranteed. Our study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki outlining the ethical principles for medical research. However, there was no intervention given for the participants; only an interview and FGD were conducted.
: Permission and ethical approval to conduct the research were obtained from Woldia University officials and the IRB Ethical Committee of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Woldia University, with IRB number 145/15. While a letter to provide psychosocial support was secured from the University officials, ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics committee of the college.
: The authors declare no competing interests.