Berhe, Shewit Engdashet
Kennedy, Gina
Beyene, Selamawit Asfaw
Tela, Freweini Gebrearegay
Gebru, Mestawet
Misgina, Kebede Haile
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wageningen University and Research in cooperation with The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (Under a research flagship: ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’, Under a research flagship: ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’, Under a research flagship: ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’, Under a research flagship: ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’, Under a research flagship: ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’, Under a research flagship: ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’)
Aksum University
Article History
Received: 16 April 2024
Accepted: 20 July 2025
First Online: 2 August 2025
Declarations
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: This research was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the College of Health Sciences of Mekelle University (reference number: ERC 1323/2018; Dated: 22/2/2018). Letter of permission was also obtained from the Tigray Regional Health Office and Kilteawlaelo district Health Office. Informed consent was obtained from the participants before data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.