Meles, Mehari
Gutema, Gadissa
Tsegaye, Melaku
Bashea, Chala
Challa, Feyissa
Bikila, Demiraw
Gebremicael, Gebremedhin
Getahun, Tigst
Habtu, Wossene
Alem, Mekdes
Edao, Abebe
Carobene, Anna
Tola, Habteyes Hailu
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 2 April 2026
First Online: 11 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with the declaration of Helsinki and good clinical laboratory practice. Thus, ethical approval was obtained from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences January 10, 2024 (approval number: DRERC/744/24/MLS). Permission was obtained from Tikur Anbessa Hospital research ethics committees. All collected data were analyzed anonymously to ensure patient privacy. Informed consent was obtained from each participant before data collection commenced. Access to softcopy and hardcopy of data was limited by password and key lock respectively to ensure confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.