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Nega, Jemberu
Taye, Solomon
Million, Yihenew https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3941-277X
Rodrigo, Chaturaka
Eshetie, Setegn
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Received: 4 April 2020
Accepted: 2 July 2020
First Online: 10 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Before the beginning of the study, ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, the University of Gondar (UOG), and further the investigation was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki declaration. Permission was issued by Tefera Hailu Memorial Hospital. Each respondent was informed about the objective and the importance of the study to evaluate their treatment outcomes, and related factors. Data obtained from the participants was kept confidential by using codes instead of any personal identifiers. Before specimen collection, informed and signed consent was obtained from adult participants. Written informed consent for children (under 16 years) was obtained from their parents or guardian. The results were communicated to physicians in attendance.
: Each study participant was informed and signed for publication.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests in this work.
