Ezzeddin, Neda
Kalantari, Naser
Abdollahi, Morteza
Amiri, Parisa
Amini, Bahareh
Zayeri, Farid
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (457)
Article History
Received: 27 July 2023
Accepted: 3 January 2024
First Online: 8 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 26 July 2020 (ethical code: <b>IR.SBMU.NNFTRI.REC.1399.021</b>). It should be noted that all stages of the study were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations of the country, and all participants were agreed to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form. Informed consent was obtained from illiterate women by allocating adequate time to explain the consent form to them and responding their probably questions. This was done by the researchers with the help of Behvarz (Behvarz are the backbone of primary healthcare services in the Iranian health system and are trusted by rural communities). Illiterate women have recorded their fingerprints on the informed consent form if they were agreed to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.