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Received: 26 July 2024

Accepted: 7 January 2025

First Online: 15 January 2025

Declarations

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: The approval of Sakarya University Non-Interventional Ethics Committee and institutional permission from Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine were obtained before the study (No: E-71522473-050.01.04-241664-109/27.03.2023). We followed the Declaration of Helsinki – Version 2008 that aims Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. In addition, before the final selection, participants were given full explanations about the aims of the study, the method of data collection, confidentiality of information, and the right to withdraw from the study at any stage. Furthermore, informed consent was obtained from all participants to participate in the study and to record the interviews. Finally, to ensure anonymity, a unique code was assigned to the woman participating in the study (meaning participant 1; P1, P2, P3, etc.). For the sake of confidentiality, the file containing the audio interviews was kept in a secure location.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.