Al-Hakami, Ahmed Yahya Mohammed
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at University of Bisha
Article History
Received: 11 May 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2026
First Online: 18 March 2026
Competing interests
: The author declares no competing interests.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki or comparable ethical standards. Approval was granted by Science & Engineering, Arts, Humanities and Law Research Ethics Committee in University of Leicester (approval No. 24211-aymh2-ss/ar:english) (Date: 20 April 2021).
: Before conducting the interviews, participants were provided with an online information sheet summarising the purpose of the study and explaining the participant’s rights and expected roles in it. Participants were informed that they will be interviewed and asked some questions about the study’s topic and how their answers will be used in research. They were also informed that the interviews will be audio-recorded, anonymised and password-encrypted. It was also stated that participation is voluntary and without any cost. Finally, participants were asked to submit and sign an online form in the period between October 2021 and February 2022 to give their consent. In the online form, the participants confirmed that they understood how and where the data will be used and shared and that they are 18 years of age or above.