Molla, Wondwosen
Wudneh, Aregahegn
Tilahun, Ruth
Article History
Received: 22 June 2021
Accepted: 5 July 2022
First Online: 14 July 2022
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Ethical approval and clearance were obtained from Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Dilla University, college of Medicine and Health science. Official letters were submitted to all respective health departments. Permission was also obtained from the concerned bodies. Prior to data collection, written informed consent was obtained from all participants after a brief explanation about the purpose and objectives of the study and for participants who were unable to read and write, informed consent was obtained from their legal guardian or legally authorized representative. Participants’ involvement in the study was totally voluntary basis, and those who were unwilling to participate in the study & those who wished to quit their participation at any stage were informed to do so without any restriction. Confidentiality was maintained at all levels of the study by namelessly avoiding the name of the participants in the questionnaire. The collected data were kept under lock and key for security and used only for the purpose of the study. All necessary methods were carried out in accordance with the guidelines of institutional and Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s) for publication of identifying information/images in an online open-access publication.