Biru, Getu Dessie
Derebe, Muluwerk Ayele
Workie, Demeke Lakew
Article History
Received: 17 March 2023
Accepted: 25 September 2023
First Online: 12 October 2023
Declarations
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: This research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review of Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital with the Science College Research and Community Service Committee (SCRCSC) of Bahir Dar University, with reference number SCRCSC/109/01/14. A data security management plan has also been approved. Written informed consent was obtained from all study participants. Each participant received written information on the study procedures and data management. Participants were informed about specimen and data collection. Study participation is voluntary and participants have the right to withdraw consent at any time and without disclosure of reasons for withdrawal. Furthermore, participants receive a written data security protocol. A trained member of the study team will be available for questions at enrolment or at any later time point of time during the study. As this was a prospective study using primary data, informed consent from the caregivers of individual patients was obtained. Names and unique identification numbers were not included in the study.
: Not application.
: The authors declare no competing interests.