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Article History

Received: 18 November 2021

Accepted: 25 February 2022

First Online: 7 March 2022

Declarations

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: This study was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research and Ethics Review Committee (DRERC) of the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences of the College of Health Sciences of Addis Ababa University (DRERC/590/21/MLS). A permission letter was also granted from the TASH Endocrinology Unit. Furthermore, prior to data collection, each patient was taken through the consent process and willingness to participate in the study was affirmed by obtaining written consent.

: Not applicable.

: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.