Habtegiorgis, Azmach
Edin, Alo
Lemma, Kebebew
Utura, Takala
Girma, Dereje
Getachew, Dawit
Bekele, Teshome
Article History
Received: 22 May 2024
Accepted: 10 October 2024
First Online: 26 October 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethics review board of Bule Hora University, Institute of Health, and School of Public Health with reference number BHU/IOH/SPH/ 086/2015. A support letter was written from the zonal health department to each general hospital. Permission was obtained from each hospital medical director to access medical records and conduct the study. The benefits and risks of the study were explained to each participant included in the study, and written informed consent was obtained from each patient involved in the study. To ensure confidentiality, the names of the patients were not recorded on the data collection tools.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.