Hemmeda, Lina
Koko, Abubaker E. A.
Mohamed, Radia F.
Mohammed, Yousra Ibrahim Abdallah
Elabid, Abeer Osman Mukhtar
Omer, Alaa T.
Hamida, Amna Abdel Rafea Al Hashemi
Haiba, Aya M.
Ali, Eithar M.
Abdelgadir, Istabraq I.
Al Fanob, Reem M.
Almahadi, Saja S. Mohamed
Ali, Sara
Mahgoub, Suzan A. A
Article History
Received: 22 July 2023
Accepted: 12 September 2023
First Online: 17 October 2023
Declarations
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: To confirm that all methods were carried out by relevant guidelines and regulations of the declaration of Helsinki ( the last one was the 64th WMA General Assembly, Fortaleza, Brazil, October 2013), ethical approval was obtained from the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum and the ethical committee of Khartoum State Ministry of Health (KMOH-REC-063.9 -2022). Administrative approval was obtained from the primary healthcare unit at the State Ministry of Health, the prospective managerial locality, and each centre administrator. Informed written consent was signed by each patient after thoroughly explaining the purpose. Each participant was given the choice to voluntarily withdraw from the study at any time.
: Not applicable.
: No competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper.