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Article History

Received: 15 January 2022

Accepted: 25 October 2022

First Online: 9 November 2022

Declarations

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: An ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review board of the University of Gondar and the study has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 declaration of Helsinki and its advanced revisions. Written informed consent was obtained from parents or guardians prior to the inclusion of the study subjects, while informed assent was taken from children to participate in the study. The purpose of the study was briefly explained to the participants and guardians before the interview. The right to withdraw from the study was given to the study participants whenever they wanted to do so. During the course of data collection, an anti-helminthes drug was given for those children who had positive results for intestinal parasite infection.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.