Mengie, Adanech
Admassu, Eleni
Habtamu, Desiyalew
Berhie, Alemshet Yirga
Mulatu, Kebadnew
Lidetu, Tadios
Article History
Received: 15 April 2024
Accepted: 1 August 2024
First Online: 19 August 2024
Change Date: 10 September 2024
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04167-5
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Bahir Dar University College of Medicine and Health Sciences. A letter of cooperation was written for public referral hospitals in Bahir Dar city with a letter written on December 19, 2023, with a protocol number of 14889/24. Due to the nature of the study (chart review), informed consent was waived by the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of the Felege Hiwot and Tibebe Ghion referral hospitals to review charts of rheumatic heart disease patients. The confidentiality of the information was ensured throughout the study by excluding names and patient medical records as identification in the data extraction form, and the data were used only for the proposed study. The current study adhered to the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.