Abdu, Seid Mohammed
Seyoum, Girma
Ayana, Birhanu
Article History
Received: 8 March 2024
Accepted: 25 July 2024
First Online: 30 July 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted following the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Departmental Research Ethical Review Committee of Addis Ababa University in the Anatomy Department (DRERC) (Meeting No.: DRERC/08/21). Additionally, an informed consent waiver was provided by the same committee due to the retrospective nature of the study, which made it impractical to obtain consent from all patients’ guardians. The ethical clearance and cooperation letter was sent to the Black Lion Specialized Hospital Outpatient Department Directorate to obtain permission to collect the data. The confidentiality of patient information was maintained throughout the process by collecting data anonymously. After data collection, the raw data was secured and was not accessed by anyone except the principal investigator.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.