Mirzania, Marjan
Yunesian, Masud
Gharibzadeh, Farzaneh
Firooz, Masoumeh Hasham
Sanei, Ali Zahab
Moeini, Payam
Article History
Received: 1 March 2025
Accepted: 19 May 2025
First Online: 31 May 2025
Declarations
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: This study was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (code number: IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1403.129). Ethical considerations for the study included obtaining verbal informed consent for telephone interviews and written informed consent for FGDs, preserving anonymity and confidentiality, the voluntary nature of participation and the right to withdraw from the study at any time, and determining the time of interview based on the willingness of the participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.