Biruksew, Abdissa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-7028
Demeke, Ashenafi
Birhanu, Zewdie http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-1509
Golassa, Lemu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-8711
Getnet, Masrie http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-8147
Yewhalaw, Delenasaw http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-9360
Funding for this research was provided by:
The study received financial support from Jimma University (IHRPED/550/2), IHRPED/550/2))
personal financial support from the German Academic Exchange Service (57376095)
Article History
Received: 14 July 2023
Accepted: 30 September 2023
First Online: 16 October 2023
Declarations
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: This project received ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Ref: IHRPED/550/2) of the Institute of Health at Jimma University. The study was also approved by the Jimma zone Health and Education offices, and official letters were submitted to the Gomma district Health and Education offices, then to each school director. Furthermore, final permission was obtained from each schoolchild's household head.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.