Seidel, Vera https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6616-1312
Teschemacher, Louise
Breckenkamp, Jürgen
Borde, Theda
David, Matthias
Abou-Dakn, Michael
Henrich, Wolfgang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DA 1199/5-1)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (BO 3384/2-1)
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Article History
Received: 29 April 2024
Revised: 10 June 2025
Accepted: 17 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
Ethics Approval: The study had local ethics committee approval (EA1/316/1). All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Consent to Participate: All women gave oral informed consent for study participation after reading the information leaflet and were given ample time to answer all questions to the study assistant. The study information leaflet was available in all languages in which the questionnaire was available (German, English, Turkish, Arabic, French, Persian, Kurdish, Russian and Vietnamese). If a potential participant was illiterate the leaflet was read out to her.
Consent for Publication: All women gave oral informed consent for anonymous publication of study results after reading the information leaflet and were given ample time to answer all questions to the study assistant. The study information leaflet was available in all languages in which the questionnaire was available (German, English, Turkish, Arabic, French, Persian, Kurdish, Russian, and Vietnamese). If a potential participant was illiterate the leaflet was read out to her.
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing interests.