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Article History

Received: 27 November 2018

Accepted: 22 May 2019

First Online: 4 June 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical clearance was received from the National Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health, Social Protection and Labour in Moldova. Reference number 339, 31.05.2017. Before data collection, relevant authorities and facility managers of selected facilities were informed about the study, its purpose and when data collection would take place. Participation was voluntary, and before taking part in the study, participants were asked for their verbal consent and given an information leaflet about the aims and objectives of study, as well as their rights as participants. Verbal consent was approved by the Ethics Committee due to this being a non-interventional study. No material or financial incentives were provided to participants. A list including the name of the respondents and the allocated identification numbers were kept separate to the data collected. The survey did not entail any invasive techniques or procedures.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.