Khazaee-Pool, Maryam
Pashaei, Tahereh
Yazdani, Fereshteh
Ponnet, Koen
Article History
Received: 12 February 2025
Accepted: 3 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in Mazandaran, Sari, Iran, has approved the protocol for the current study [code number: IR.MAZUMS.REC.1402.476; Grant No. 18533]. All the study procedures were carried out under the principles in the Declaration of Helsinki 1964 and its amendments later on. Written and oral informed consent were obtained from the participants prior to participate in the study. And although all interviews were audiotaped and transcribed with the participant’s consent. HCWs where be assured of the confidentiality of their information and identities. Furthermore, they were be informed that they had the right to withdraw from the study at any stage of the study, and that their decision to refuse contribution at any time was not influence or change the quality of services provided to them.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.