Wagnew, Fasil
Ayalew, Animut Alebel
Eshetie, Setegn
Lulu, Yeshewas Getachew
Kibret, Getiye Dejenu
Mulugeta, Henok
Leshargie, Cheru Tesema
Wagnew, Yohannes
Tadesse, Aster
Abajobir, Amanuel
Article History
Received: 9 December 2024
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 26 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. This trial was approved by Institutional Research Ethical Review Committee (IRERC) of Debre Markos University, College of Health Sciences (reference number: HSC/R/C/Ser/Co/145/11/11). All methods were performed in accordance with the organization’s guidelines and regulations. Verbal informed consent was also approved by the IRERC of Debre Markos University. Verbal informed consent in the local language (Amharic) was obtained from the study participants after explaining the purpose and procedure of the trial, and confidentiality of the information provided was ensured by coding. Participants were informed of their full right to skip any question or terminate their participation at any stage.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.