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Abate, Yismaw Muluye
Woretaw, Ashenafi Worku
Zeleke, Ejigu Gebeye
Geremew, Bisrat Misganaw
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Article History
Received: 10 September 2024
Accepted: 1 June 2026
First Online: 11 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The ethical approval was obtained from the ethical review committee of the University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health Ethical and Research Review Committee, along with a written letter of protocol (Ref. No. IPH/2009/2013). Formal letter of cooperation was written to University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospitals. Subsequently, permission was obtained from the medical director's office of a comprehensive specialized hospital for retrospectively retrieving patient data from the database and records. Data was kept anonymously by coding, not sharing information with others. As the study was conducted through a review of patient charts, no consent was obtained from the patients. Information about specific personal identifiers, like the patient’s name, was not collected, so it didn’t inflict any harm on the patients.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
