Zelalem, Habtamu
Sibhat, Migbar Mekonnen
Yeshidinber, Abate
Kehali, Habtamu
Article History
Received: 20 September 2023
Accepted: 5 June 2024
First Online: 11 June 2024
Declarations
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: Written ethical clearance was obtained from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College institutional review board (IRB). A letter of cooperation for data collection was written for each selected hospital, and permission for data collection was received from the selected hospitals to conduct the research. Before data collection, the objective of the study was clearly explained to the study participants. Furthermore, the participants were informed that no individual benefits or perceived risks were involved upon participation. After agreeing to participate, written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study was conducted as per the Declaration of Helsinki. The study participants were informed that they were free to ask any question about the data collection or could depart anytime from the study during the data collection process if they deemed to do so, and reasons for withdrawal were not asked. All the collected data will be kept confidential, and no one except the investigators will have access to the collected information. The autonomy and privacy of the participants were assured by aggregate reporting and removing personal identifiers.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.