Dufera, Mebrate
Dabsu, Regea
Tiruneh, Gemechu
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Wollega (WU100/749/R-76)
Article History
Received: 23 September 2019
Accepted: 27 April 2020
First Online: 12 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical clearance was obtained from Wollega University Research Ethics Review Committee. A collaborative linkage letter informing the respective health facility administrators was written by Wollega University and permission was obtained. The aim of the study was expounded to the participants and malaria suspected cases were involved in the survey study after obtaining informed consent verbally. For children under the age of 18, assent was obtained from their parents or guardians. The informed consent obtained was verbally in their local language. Aseptic techniques were used during the sample collection. Any personal identifier was delinked to the raw data before the final analysis. All study subjects found positive for malaria cases were treated without any payment at Dhidhessa health center under the supervision of health care providers according to the national protocol.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests regarding the publication of this manuscript.