Gardie, Yimenu
Wassie, Mulugeta
Wodajo, Seid
Giza, Mastewal
Ayalew, Mulugeta
Sewale, Yihenew
Feleke, Zelalem
Dessie, Melkamu Tilahun
Article History
Received: 18 November 2022
Accepted: 21 April 2023
First Online: 22 May 2023
Declarations
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: We extracted anonymized medical records data for children with cancer ending between January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021. University of Gondar is the main custodian of the registered health system and maintains the system following ethical, legal privacy and confidentiality requirements. We obtained ethics approval from University of Gondar research review board, college of medicine and health sciences, school of nursing (CMHSN Ethics Ref: 227/2022) (Date: 4 May 2022). Participant consent was not required as the study used de-identified registry based secondary data. As long as the work does not violate the rights of individuals and does not include identifiable information, University of Gondar permit researchers to access medical charts without obtaining prior consent from participants to pursue research for the common good. Informed consent was waived by UOG’s research review board. This decision was in accordance with the National Research Ethics Review Guideline, Sixth Edition, Chap. 7, Sect. 7.2, and was consistent with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: All authors declared that they have no competing of interest in this study.