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Article History

Received: 19 September 2022

Accepted: 16 December 2022

First Online: 5 January 2023

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the School of Nursing research ethical review commute on the behalf of University of Gondar institutional review board. Written permission letters were obtained from Hospital managers. Participants were informed about the purpose of the study and verbal informed consent (for illiterate) and written informed consent (for literate) was obtained from them and the informed consent was approved by Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of the University of Gondar College of Medicine School of nursing (S/N/164/7/2014). Confidentiality was maintained by omitting direct personal identifiers on the questionnaire, by using code numbers, storing data locked with a password, and not misuse or disclose their information. Participants were also informed that participation was voluntary and they have the right to withdraw from the study participation at any stage if they are not comfortable with the investigation. The issue of privacy and confidentiality was strictly maintained.All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations or in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declared that there is no competing interest.