Shiferaw, Gemechu
Abera, Dessie http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1067-4511
Article History
Received: 27 August 2018
Accepted: 29 January 2019
First Online: 6 February 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was given by research and ethics review committee of school of medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University. In addition, a formal letter of cooperation was requested from Jasmin internal medicine and pediatrics specialized clinic. Written informed consent was obtained from study participants and parents in the case of children under 18 years old. The respondents were informed about the right to refuse to take part in the study as well as to withdraw at any time during the study period. Results were kept confidential and <i>H. pylori</i> antigen positive participants were linked to the immediate responsible physician for better management or treatment.
: Not applicable.
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