Mohammadkhani, Minoo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-6047
Tavakoli Sani, Mohammad Sadegh
Sarani, Arezoo
Khanjani, Narges http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-9253
Funding for this research was provided by:
Student Research Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (99000289, 99000289, 99000289, 99000289)
Article History
Received: 18 September 2022
Accepted: 14 August 2023
First Online: 6 September 2023
Declarations
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: The present study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the revised Declaration of Helsinki. After explaining the purpose of the study, verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants, including permission to record the conversations. In order to remain anonymous, a study ID was assigned to each participant at the time of enrollment. The participants were reassured about the principles of confidentiality and anonymity, voluntary participation in the study, and the freedom to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. The time and place of the interviews were chosen in coordination with the participants. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences [Ethics Code: IR.KMU.REC.1399.310]. As this was a non-interventional study, the ethics committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences allowed the authors to conduct this research with participants’ oral consent. The document about granting permission was sent to the journal editor.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.