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Article History

Received: 22 June 2020

Accepted: 20 December 2020

First Online: 7 January 2021

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study was approved by the Dalhousie University, The Health Sciences Research Ethics Board [2016–4039] and the Behaviour Research Ethics Boards of the University of British Columbia, [H16–02265 & H16–02304]. All participants were provided with a consent form and went through an informed consent process. In-person group or individual interviews provided written consent, telephone interviews provided verbal consent to reduce the burden on participants. The verbal consenting process was submitted and approved by the ethics boards. To ensure participants were providing consent the final signature page was read to the participant and tape recorded along with the participants’ verbal consent.

: Not applicable.

: GW, EK, BP, WD, RU, TH declare no competing interests.