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Article History

Received: 16 September 2024

Accepted: 10 March 2025

First Online: 8 April 2025

Declarations

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: The ethical approval was obtained from the research ethics committee at the Institute of Community and Public Health/Birzeit University. Also, approval for implementing the study was obtained from the Palestinian Ministry of Health and the clinics involved. Written informed consent was obtained from participating mothers after the researcher explained the objectives of the FGD to them. All FGDs were tape-recorded after obtaining permission from all participants. This study adhered to ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Data collectors also took notes manually.When conducting FGDs, the confidentiality of the information was emphasized from the researchers’ side. It was explained to the participating women that the confidentiality of information from other participating women is not guaranteed. So, the researcher emphasized that women should speak without mentioning names and without attributing the speech to the speaker.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.