Arabi, Samira
Jahanmehr, Nader
Khoramrooz, Maryam
Article History
Received: 25 September 2022
Accepted: 21 November 2023
First Online: 18 December 2023
Declarations
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: All methods of the study were carried out by relevant guidelines and regulations. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.SME.REC.1400.049), and the original data was obtained from the Iran’ STEPS 2016 study which was ethically approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD) (ID: IR.NIMAD.REC.1394.032). Participation in the study was voluntary for all samples. Potential participants were given adequate information about the research procedure by trained interviewers. Individuals who were willing to participate, signed the written informed consent forms. The forms were prepared in two paper copies and after signing, one copy was given to the participant. The participants were given the opportunity to withdraw from participating in the study at any stage of the research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.