Hassen, Jemal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1051-8893
Bekele, Mesfin
Botore, Abera
Mannekulih, Ephrem
Kenate, Birhanu
Kibebew, Tesfaye
Bafikadu, Chala
Zewdie, Abate
Worku, Dawit
Shumi, Gemechu
Getachew, Tesfaye
Funding for this research was provided by:
Italian cooperation
Article History
Received: 6 November 2025
Accepted: 11 May 2026
First Online: 19 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted. in full accordance with ethical principles of the declarations of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from Oromia Health Bureau Ethical review committee (Approval number BFO/HO/212/17). All procedures involving human data were reviewed and approved by the committee. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the committee because the study used fully anonymized retrospective data.
: The data used in this study was fully de anonymized by removing any patient identifier.
: The authors declare no competing interests.