About the Authors

Birhanu Demeke Workneh

birdpharma@gmail.com

Affiliation Pharmacoepidemiology and Social Pharmacy Course and Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Mehari Gebregergis Gebrehiwot

Affiliation Pharmacoepidemiology and Social Pharmacy Course and Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Tigist Assefa Bayo

Affiliation Pharmacoepidemiology and Social Pharmacy Course and Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Meles Tekie Gidey

Affiliation Pharmacoepidemiology and Social Pharmacy Course and Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Yared Belete Belay

Affiliation Pharmacoepidemiology and Social Pharmacy Course and Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Desalegn Mergiaw Tesfaye

Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory, Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Terefe Teshome Kassa

Affiliation Pharmacoepidemiology and Social Pharmacy Course and Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BDW. Analyzed the data: BDW MG MTG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BDW. Wrote the paper: BDW MG TAB MTG YBB DMT TTK.