Getaneh, Yimam
Ayalew, Jemal
He, Qianxin
Tayachew, Adamu
Rashid, Abdur
Kassa, Desta
Leulseged, Sileshi
Liao, Lingjie
Yi, Feng
Shao, Yiming
Article History
Received: 18 October 2022
Accepted: 3 January 2023
First Online: 18 January 2023
Declarations
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: The ethical approval was obtained from the Ethiopian Public health Institute Scientific and Ethical review office (SERO) with approval number; EPHI-IRB-187-2020. As the study was conducted using secondary data, study participants were not subject to any harm. During data extraction, no personal identification methods were used on data collection formats. Considering there will be no harm for the study participants and since the data were collected confidentially and given the study will benefit the HIV program in the country, informed consent was waived by the scientific and Ethical review office of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Authors and responsible authorities were informed and agreed for this publication.
: There was no competing interest, between the authors, declared for publication.