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Article History

Received: 11 January 2023

Accepted: 14 August 2023

First Online: 23 August 2023

Declarations

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: The study was approved by IRB committees of the study setting (Al-Mafraq and Al-Ramtha Governmental Hospitals, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid Specialty Hospital, and Irbid Islamic Hospital) and Jordan University of Science and Technology, and followed Declaration of Helsinki Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects.Prior to data collection, the study objectives; ethical considerations; and inclusion and exclusion criteria were explained to all participants. Participants who agreed to participate were asked to sign a written consent form and provide a permission for the primary investigator (PI) to use findings for scientific research. They then received the study instrument packet to be filled out in a private room at the hospital.In regard to sampling method and data collection, three ethical principles were applied including respect for persons, justice, and confidentiality. For protecting the principle of respect for persons, the participants were informed about the nature and objectives of the study and written informed consent was obtained. For maintaining justice, no one of the healthcare providers working at the mentioned hospitals was excluded based on his/her race or religion. Confidentiality was achieved by collecting study’s data anonymously, coded IDs were created to use for data collection and analysis. The study’ data was securely stored in password-secured computer files. Only the right people, including the authors had access to the data.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.