Ghaddar, Fatima
Zeidan, Rouba K
Salameh, Pascale
Maupas-Schwalm, Françoise
Article History
Received: 25 August 2023
Accepted: 7 February 2024
First Online: 19 February 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) ethical committee of each participating hospital (Makassed General hospital [MGH.20.12.2018], Military Hospital [CMH.15.01.2019], Sacred Heart Hospital [HSC.15.12.2018], Lebanese Geitaoui Hospital [LHG-UMC.IRB-027], Rafik Hariri University Hospital [RHUH.26.12.2018], and Mount-Lebanon Hospital [MLH-UMC.18.12.2018]), in accordance with Lebanon’s ethical legislation, and the Declaration of Helsinki. The verbal informed consent process was confirmed by the IRB and obtained from all participants before the interview. Patients were informed that their response will be kept confidential.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.