Lukoo, Suzana
Musa, Balowa
Salingwa, Lilian
Mpemba, Gerard
Jusabani, Ahmed
Article History
Received: 9 June 2024
Accepted: 1 August 2024
First Online: 14 August 2024
Declarations
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: The research proposal underwent a comprehensive review and obtained ethical approval from the MUHAS Institutional Review Board (MUHAS-REC-04-2023-1617). Due to the retrospective design of the study, a waiver for informed consent was requested. Permission to collect data was also obtained from the director-general of MNH. The confidentiality of all information and data was strictly upheld throughout the study. Patient identities were not collected or utilized, and no identifying information was included in the data analysis. Furthermore, access to the data was restricted to the investigators alone.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.