Belete, Debaka
Fekadie, Engidayehu
Kassaw, Melkamu
Fenta, Melaku
Jegnie, Azanu
Mulu, Tigist
Adane, Gashaw
Abebe, Wondwossen
Amare, Azanaw
Article History
Received: 20 February 2024
Accepted: 22 July 2024
First Online: 29 July 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained ethical clearance from the University of Gondar; School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences ethical review committee with reference number SBMLS/2934/2022. We conducted the study by following the Declaration of Helsinki. Before data collection, we explained the study objectives to the heads of the hospital director and the serology laboratory personnel. Due to the nature of this retrospective study and the preserved anonymity of patients, a waiver of informed consent was obtained. The waivers of informed consent were the University of Gondar; School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences and Guhala primary hospital. To ensure the confidentiality of information from the participant’s records, we didn’t record any personal identifiers on the data collection sheet, and secured data from participant records were not available to anyone except for the investigators.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.