Mardu, Fitsum
Yohannes, Mekonnen
Tadesse, Desalegn
Article History
Received: 21 July 2018
Accepted: 30 April 2019
First Online: 10 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: To conduct this study, ethical clearance was obtained from research and ethical review committee of Mekelle University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia with reference number ERC 1013/2017. We also got official permission from Mekelle Prison Center administration. In addition, each participant gave an informed written consent. For participants younger than 16 years old, we received assent forms from their guardians. We kept the confidentiality of any information pertaining to participants. Infected participants were treated by consulting the clinicians at the prison clinic.
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