Davas, Aslı
Çiçeklioğlu, Meltem
Article History
Received: 15 May 2024
Accepted: 11 July 2024
First Online: 18 July 2024
Declarations
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: The principles of the Declaration of Helsinki were followed, meaning that the survey results were published at an aggregate level and that the anonymity of the interviewed individuals and households was fully secured. Before interpreting the results, the researchers obtained the consent of the Ethical Board of the School of Medicine, Ege University.This study is not an experimental study; it is a secondary analysis of the 2019 Turkey Health Survey (THS), a cross-sectional study conducted between September and December 2019 by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). The consent of the participants was obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute. The declaration of the Turkish Statistical Institute regarding metadata and publication as well as Institutional Quality Check Reports can be accessed on the bottom right side of the webpage under metaveri segment:
: Informed consent was obtained in writing from all individuals aged 15 and above who participated in this study. The consent forms are archived by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by trained interviewers. All participants in the sample group were literate. This is not an experimental study, and therefore, additional human ethics and consent declarations are not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.