Marew, Tesfa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-9982
Belete, Anteneh
Richmond, Frances J.
Gebre-Mariam, Tsige https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7619-2270
Funding for this research was provided by:
Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, and Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Article History
Received: 1 May 2026
Accepted: 17 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University (CHS_IRB-086/19/SoP:02/2021). Informed verbal consent was obtained from all study participants prior to data collection. To maintain confidentiality, no personal identifiers were used during data analysis and reporting of the findings.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.