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Merid, Mehari Woldemariam
Gezie, Lemma Derseh
Kassa, Getahun Molla
Muluneh, Atalay Goshu
Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie
Yenit, Melaku Kindie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8982-2814
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Received: 15 November 2018
Accepted: 19 March 2019
First Online: 27 March 2019
Authors’ information
: Mehari Woldemariam Merid (MPH in epidemiology and Biostatistics); Atalay Goshu Muluneh (MPH in epidemiology and Biostatistics); Getahun Molla Kassa (MSc in tropical infectious disease and HIV medicine, MPH in epidemiology and Biostatistics); Melaku Kindie Yenit (MPH in Epidemiology) Lemma Derseh Gezie (PhD candidate); Temesgen Yihunie Akalu (MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics).
: Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the university of Gondar. Permission letter was obtained from the hospital administration and TB ward focal person in the four TICs. Personal identifiers were not included to maintain confidentiality. The nature of the study, which was retrospective record review, limits to access study subjects to request their consent to participate into the study. As a result of this, the institutional Review Board (IRB) of the university waived the consent from the study participants directly.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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