Lakew, Yemisrach Begashaw https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2310-8834
Ahmed, Hanan Yusuf https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-7830
Mulisa, Merga Daba https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2308-1622
Arega, Balew https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4222-8420
Abebe, Mikiyas Birhanu https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6889-5940
Anley, Hiwot Yegnaneh https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5086-8480
Asres, Lissane Seifu
Article History
Received: 15 August 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 13 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University ( Protocol number 156/24 ) . As a retrospective review of routinely collected data, informed consent was waived by the Research Ethics Committee. Patient identifiers were removed before analysis, and data were stored on password-protected servers. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Consent is waived by the Research Ethics Committee of the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa (Protocol number 156/24).
: The authors declare no competing interests.