Babaee, Ebrahim http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7969-9122
Amirkafi, Ali http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2030-627X
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6911-9817
SoleimanvandiAzar, Neda http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-5588
Eshrati, Babak http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5999-7173
Rampisheh, Zahra http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6401-9654
Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1582-5489
Nojomi, Marzieh http://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.