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Article History

Received: 19 December 2023

Accepted: 24 February 2024

First Online: 18 March 2024

Declarations

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: All methods were performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study has been formally approved for ethical aspects by the Health Management Team of Tosamaganga Voluntary Agency Hospital that declared: “The above mentioned retrospective study proposal “Factors Associated with Hospitalization in a Pediatric Population of Rural Tanzania: Findings from a Retrospective Cohort” has been evaluated. Data were collected from the hospital’s electronic medical records. Particularly, patients related information were retrieved for the purposes of the management of health care services provision through the consent given by legal representative of the patient when accessing the hospital. The protocol of the research, its tools, means of data collection, and materials have been examined and found adequate, respectful of national and international standards and regulations for health-related research activities, and consistent with the Mission of Tosamaganga Voluntary Agency Hospital. Therefore, the Health Management Team of Tosamaganga Voluntary Agency Hospital authorizes the researchers to use the data collected and the relative findings of the research for further elaboration and publication”. We attached the declaration of the Health Management Team of Tosamaganga Voluntary Agency Hospital (REF: NO DOIRA/TVAH/VOL/56/01, December 6th 2023).

: Not applicable.

: All the authors do not have any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within that could inappropriately influence and bias their work.