Farhadi, Akram http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0655-8342
Javadian, Hamed http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2648-5213
Vahedparast, Hakimeh http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7648-7749
Marzban, Maryam http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-4126
Nemati, Reza http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3091-1940
Larijani, Bagher http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-7597
Nabipour, Iraj http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1785-0883
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 31 January 2023
Accepted: 11 July 2023
First Online: 17 August 2023
Declarations
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: BEH program protocol was approved by the research ethics committees of Bushehr and Tehran medical universities under the registration code (IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1394.0036). Moreover, the ethics code (IR.BPUMS.REC.1399.055) was acquired from the regional bioethics committee of Bushehr medical university. It was explained to the eligible individuals that participation was voluntary and, based on privacy principles, their first and last names were not registered in the questionnaires. Informed consent was obtained based on the declaration of Helsinki for medical research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.