Sørensen, Christine Leonhard Birk
Grønborg, Therese Koops
Biering, Karin
Article History
Received: 15 October 2024
Accepted: 12 February 2025
First Online: 17 March 2025
Declarations
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: The study adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. In Denmark, Ethics Committee approval is not required for questionnaire-based research, as stipulated by Danish law. Detailed guidelines can be found in § 14,2 of the “Act on Research Ethics Review of Health Research Projects,” available on the National Committee on Health Research Ethics’ website (). According to Danish law, parental consent is mandatory only for clinical trials, not for questionnaire-based studies like this one unless the adolescent is below age 15. Therefore, adolescents below age 15 was excluded from the study. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all adolescent participants [].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.