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Yarahmadi, Sajad
Soleimani, Mohsen
Gholami, Mohammad
Fakhr-Movahedi, Ali
Madani, Seyed Mohsen Saeidi
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Article History
Received: 18 August 2024
Accepted: 14 October 2024
First Online: 23 October 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and received approval from the Ethics Committee of Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (IR.SEMUMS.REC.1401.075). Ethical guidelines for the study included minimizing harm, respecting autonomy, maintaining privacy, and ensuring reciprocity. The study was unpaid, anonymous, and entirely volunteer. Each informant gave informed consent after being told of the study’s goals. To guarantee voluntariness, informants could leave at any time without losing their benefits. Anonymity was ensured by not gathering any personally identifiable information.
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