Thomas, Susan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1086-9557
Srinivasan, Krishnamachari
Heylen, Elsa
Ekstrand, Maria L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Mental Health, USA (R01 MH100311)
Article History
Received: 24 June 2020
Accepted: 25 November 2020
First Online: 1 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: No conflicts of interest.
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences (reference 38/2013) and Committee on Human Research, University of California, San Francisco (reference 125,781).
: Informed consent to participate in the study was taken from all participants. Information about the study was given verbally and in written form. Participants were informed that participation is voluntary, there are no negative consequences for refusing to participate, and that consent can be withdrawn at any time during the study without any repercussions. Interested participants provided written consent. Illiterate participants had an option of providing verbal consent or a thumb print and a witness, unaffiliated with the study, also signed the consent form.