Babaee, Ebrahim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7969-9122
Amirkafi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2030-627X
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6911-9817
SoleimanvandiAzar, Neda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-5588
Eshrati, Babak https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5999-7173
Rampisheh, Zahra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6401-9654
Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1582-5489
Nojomi, Marzieh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-3522
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iran University of Medical Sciences (20670)
Article History
Received: 9 December 2021
Accepted: 4 April 2022
First Online: 18 May 2022
Declarations
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: This study was conducted following the principle of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (IR.IUMS.REC.1400.358); which approved all the procedures of the study including verbal informed consent. All participants were informed regarding the aim and objectives of the study, and verbal informed consent was obtained from all of the participants (literate and illiterate) prior to participation. Interviewer used a simple language with uncomplicated and compressible words for the verbal consent and also the questions, so everyone including illiterate people could understand.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.