Tola, Assefa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-6097
Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo
Ayele, Yohanes
Mekuria, Abraham Nigussie
Legese, Nanati
Article History
Received: 11 June 2019
Accepted: 20 November 2019
First Online: 10 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was secured from the research review technical committee of Harar Health Science College. A legal permission letter was taken from Harar Health Science College to the selected public hospitals and permission was obtained from the administration of the hospitals. Furthermore, before reviewing medical records of the TB/HIV co-infected patients, permission was obtained from the TB treatment unit heads of the hospital. Patient records/information was anonymized and de-identified prior to analysis. Since the data were collected through a review of medical records and confidentiality is maintained, there is no harm to the patients and their relatives.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.