Sajedi, Seyedeh Shohreh
Navvabi-Rigi, Shahin-Dokht https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1470-9219
Navidian, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6890-1508
Article History
Received: 16 June 2024
Accepted: 24 October 2024
First Online: 8 November 2024
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran (IR.ZAUMS.REC.1402.152). All participants were assured that participation in the study was voluntary and that they could withdraw from the study at any time. They were informed that the details of the questionnaire responses would remain confidential. To respect all participants, one month after the counseling intervention, members of the control group received all the educational materials in the form of brochures.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.