Habte, Aklilu
Hailegebreal, Samuel
Simegn, Atsedu Endale
Article History
Received: 5 November 2023
Accepted: 3 April 2024
First Online: 6 April 2024
Declarations
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: All methods and procedures were carried out per the relevant guidelines and regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki. The DHS survey report did not include an ethical approval ID, but the authors received written permission from ICF International (DHS office) to access this dataset upon registration with possible justification. This secondary data analysis did not necessitate formal ethical approval via ExternalRef removed. The retrieved data were only used for the registered research, and data were not shared with anyone other than the co-authors. The DHS also declared that informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian during the primary data collection.Moreover, ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical committee of Wachemo University College of Medicine and Health Science’s, Department of Public Health after assuring the ethical fulfillment of the research process nationally and internationally.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.