Saidi, Olfa http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5206-5736
Zoghlami, Nada
Bennett, Kathleen E.
Mosquera, Paola Andrea
Malouche, Dhafer
Capewell, Simon
Romdhane, Habiba Ben
O’Flaherty, Martin
Article History
Received: 4 March 2019
Accepted: 3 September 2019
First Online: 15 November 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The main ethical considerations applicable to all forms of medical research stemming from the declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association have been respected for both surveys (TAHINA-2005 and THES-2016).For THES-2016 survey, the protocol of the study was approved by the Tunisian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. The protocol was also approved by the Tunisian National Council of Statistics (Visa n ° 09–2015 of 10 November 2015) and by the National Body for the Protection of Personal Data (Authorization to process health data N ° 185–01 / 16 from 06 May 2016).For TAHINA-2005 survey, the protocol of the study was approved by Tunisian Ministry High Education and Research, Ministry of Health and the Tunisian National Council of Statistics.For both surveys, at the beginning of the study, each randomly selected participant was appropriately informed about the objectives, methods, funding, institutional affiliation, expected benefits and data collection modalities. Before the inclusion of each participant, verbal consent was obtained from him or his parents.
: For both surveys used in this study, before the inclusion of each participant, verbal consent was obtained for participation and publication<i>.</i>
: The authors have declare that they have no competing interests.