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Article History

Received: 5 May 2020

Accepted: 22 March 2021

First Online: 13 April 2021

Declarations

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: Our work builds on a previous series of studies conducted in full partnership with Inuit service organizations and community member partners and adheres to a mutually agreed upon partnership and an ethics framework [, ]. Community consultations were conducted prior to, during and following the study. During consultations to prepare the study protocol, community members indicated that some members would prefer to provide verbal, rather than written consent. Research ethics board approval was received to obtain written or verbal consent from participants, according to participant preference. Potential participants were asked if they wanted an interpreter present, for support in the review of the consent forms and/or to be present for interpretation during the interview. Participants reviewed and provided consent to participate in the study. Research ethics board approval was granted by the Nunavut Research Institute (01025 18 Registry), The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (#20180360-01H), and Queen’s University Health Research Ethics Board (#6024694 REH-732-18).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare they have no competing interests.