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Article History

Received: 5 December 2023

Accepted: 12 December 2024

First Online: 19 December 2024

Declarations

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: The ethics review committee of the School of Nursing provided an ethics review letter on behalf of the University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Healthcare facilities were addressed in a formal letter of collaboration. Based on IRB permission from the University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, the participants in the study also gave their verbal consent after being fully informed. A waiver letter of cooperation was received from hospital administrators (medical directors). Verbal informed consent was collected from each participant after they had received services from the VCT service centers to determine how they felt about the services. This verbal procedure was approved by the IRB. Participants were informed that any information they provided would remain confidential, and that their names would not be mentioned. Participants’ identities and privacy were protected, and confidentiality was ensured by removing their names from the informed consent form. All methods and materials used in this study were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.