Alhalal, Eman http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9892-8509
Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn
Wong, Carol
AlBuhairan, Fadia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Female Center for Scientific and Medical Colleges, King Saud University
Article History
Received: 17 February 2018
Accepted: 4 September 2018
First Online: 3 October 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approval to conduct the study was obtained from the Research Ethics Board at Western University and Institutional Review Boards (IRB) for both Ministry of Health and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)/MNGHA in Saudi Arabia. All participants gave their written informed consent, then they took part in the study right away. Women who could not read or write, the letter of information was read to them and then they were asked to provide a thumb print to indicate consent in lieu of a signature. All data records were de-identified and women were assigned a unique ID number to ensure that data are anonymous and confidential.
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