Temesgen, Eshetu
Belete, Yerega
Haile, Kibrom
Ali, Solomon
Funding for this research was provided by:
Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (Desertation)
Article History
Received: 10 May 2021
Accepted: 18 October 2021
First Online: 26 October 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from Institution Review Board (IRB) of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology with IRB approval number of PM23/422/2020 Official permission was also obtained from St. Amanuel Mental specialized Hospital and Gergesenon mental rehabilitation center. In addition, written informed consent was obtained from the study participants for those who had the capacity to understand the information and is competent to make an informed decision or from their guardians for whom unable to understand and no capacity to make an informed decision before the initiation of data collection. All participants were informed about the purpose of the study, and all the methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The individual results of any investigation remained confidential. All identified cases of TB were referred to an attending physicians for treatment.
: Not applicable. This study does not contain any individual or personal data.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.