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Effectiveness of same-day antiretroviral therapy initiation in retention outcomes among people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia: empirical evidence

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09887-9

Published Online: 2020-11-26

Published Print: 2020-12

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Ahmed, Ismael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1641-7324
Demissie, Meaza

Worku, Alemayehu

Gugsa, Salem

Berhane, Yemane
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Article History

Received: 31 July 2020

Accepted: 13 November 2020

First Online: 26 November 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Gondar. The ethical clearance with the protocol was shared to Amhara Public Health Institute (APHI) for further clearance. APHI provided a support letter to town health offices requesting access to the medical records at study sites. PLHIV on ART were not directly contacted nor were their personal identifiers collected. Only data collectors and supervisors had access to the medical records and both groups signed confidentiality agreements before commencing data collection.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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