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Article History

Received: 15 August 2024

Accepted: 3 November 2024

First Online: 24 November 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Tigray Health Research Institute (reference number: THRI/4031/0503/16). We obtained a support letter from the Tigray Health Bureau and received permission from the targeted districts and tabias. Written informed consent was secured from the participating mothers after they were informed about the study objectives, confidentiality, participants’ rights, potential risks, and the option to withdraw at any time. As the study was conducted post-war, the mothers had terrible traumatic experiences associated with war. Therefore, the researchers have tried to ensure the psychological well-being of the participants by being patient and respectful. Finally, all the collected data were anonymized, and stored and analyzed confidentially to ensure the participants’ privacy.

: The author declares that any person named the co-author of the contribution is aware of the fact and has agreed to be so named. The authors guarantee that the work has not been previously published elsewhere. All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

: The authors declare no competing interests.