Solomon, Yenealem
Woldu, Berhanu
Mesfin, Nebiyu
Enawgaw, Bamlaku
Article History
Received: 28 February 2022
Accepted: 3 June 2022
First Online: 13 June 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review committee of the School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, with letter reference number SBMLS-2748/2021. A support letter from the Department of Hematology and Immunohematology was submitted to UGCSH and TGSH. Permission was obtained from the UGCSH and TGSH directors. Informed written consent was obtained from each study participant after the objective of the study was explained. The informed consent from illiterate study subjects was obtained after information was read to the study participants by the data collectors. Then a fingerprint signature was taken from each illiterate study participant.To maintain confidentiality, the study participants were identified by using codes rather than individual identifiers, and unauthorized persons were not able to access the collected data. The results and information of the study participants were kept confidential). Study participants with hematological abnormalities were linked to the UGCSH and TGSH chest clinic departments for proper management. We confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.