Ibrahim, Hawkar
Ismail, Azad Ali
Rahim, Narin Ahmed
Iffland, Benjamin
Neuner, Frank
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Bielefeld
Article History
Received: 15 July 2024
Accepted: 10 January 2025
First Online: 17 January 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Ethics Review Board of Koya University and the Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Additionally, ethical approval was obtained from Bielefeld University in Germany, in adherence to the Ethical Guidelines of the German Society of Psychology (DGPs) and the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BdP).Verbal informed consent was obtained from participants using a standardized written consent form. The interviewers confirmed each participant’s consent by signing the consent form. The verbal informed consent procedure was approved by the ethics committees of Koya University in the KRI, and Bielefeld University in Germany, as well as Ministry of Health in the KRI.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.