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Article History

Received: 31 July 2023

Accepted: 14 February 2024

First Online: 25 March 2024

Declarations

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: The research was conducted via questionnaires, according to the International Sociological Association’s (ISA) Code of Ethics. This research fits in the Brazilian National Health Council’s Resolution no. 510/2016 in which the National Commission for Ethics in Research (CONEP)states the specific ethical procedures for social science and humanities (SSH) research. Its first article lists the research that will not be registered or evaluated by the ethical committee system: I – public opinion survey with unidentified participants; II – research that uses publicly accessible information, under the terms of Law no.12,527, of November 18, 2011; III – research that uses public domain information; IV (not applicable) and V - Research with databases, whose information is aggregated, without the possibility of individual identification. Available in: ExternalRef removed. We confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with global and Brazilian guidelines and regulations. We also confirm that informed consent was obtained from all anonymous participants of this investigation. Since our study solely utilized data from a public opinion survey involving anonymous participants, the need for approval from the Research Ethics Committee was deemed unnecessary. The data from the interviews contributed to an anonymous public database, eliminating any possibility of individual identification.

: The authors declare that all included information, tables, and images in the manuscript do not lead to the identification of a study participant.

: The authors declare no competing interests.