Koohpaei, Alireza
Abardeh, Maryam Hoseini
Sharifi, Shahnaz
Heydari, Majid
Foroughi, Zeynab
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Agency for Strategic Research in Medical Sciences Education (4020154)
Article History
Received: 1 March 2024
Accepted: 24 July 2024
First Online: 14 August 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the NASR (No: IR. NASRME. REC. 1402. 073). The transcriptions of participants and their related analysis were anonymized to ensure confidentiality. First, we explained in detail to the interviewees the study objectives. The interview guide and focus group questions were sent to prospective study participants, and their informed consent for participation in the study was obtained prior to their involvement. Following that, since the research presents no risk of harm to interviewees, we acquired verbal consent from the participants as approved by the ethics committee. However, consent was audio recorded, where we guaranteed interviewees their privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity of any information they may provide. Afterward, interviewees made a voluntary choice about participating in the research and were given the right to opt out of the interview as and when they wished.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.