Study design, period, and setting
MAY, RECRUITMENT
The study design was a cluster-randomized controlled trial with two parallel arms. The recruitment and allocation of the participants including the baseline data collection was performed from September 15 to October 30, 2022. The intervention was performed from November 01, 2022 to April 30, 2023. The endline data was collected 2-weeks after the completion of the intervention (i.e., May 18 to June 15, 2023). The study was performed in Ana Lemo and Gibe districts of Hadiya Zone of Southern Ethiopia. The two districts were divided into 52 clusters or Kebeles (the smallest administrative units)