Algethami, Faiza
Alasmari, Abdulrahman Saad
Alessa, Mohammed Khalid
Alhamid, Abdullah Anwar
Ateeq, Muhannad Khalid
Alsulami, Hasheema
Elmorsy, Soha Aly
Alruwaili, Sultan Fatil
Article History
Received: 22 March 2024
Accepted: 12 July 2024
First Online: 2 August 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah; IRB number: 23-1126 KReSP. Information about the study was provided to participants at the questionnaire’s introduction, indicating the purpose of the study, how the data would be used, that participation was voluntary and that confidentiality would be respected. Consent: A signed consent was not required in this study because the actual participation by the invitee was considered as an implied consent to participate. This was explained in the study protocol and was accepted by the IRB, based on the “Regulations of the Law of Ethics of Research on Living creatures” published by the Saudi National Committee of Biomedical Ethics. The regulations allow waiving of the documentation of informed consent if it reveals the research participant identity [].
: This was not applicable because the study did not contain individual person data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.