Medina-Perucha, Laura
López-Jiménez, Tomàs
Jacques-Aviñó, Constanza
Holst, Anna Sofie
Valls-Llobet, Carme
Munrós-Feliu, Jordina
Martínez-Bueno, Cristina
Pinzón-Sanabria, Diana
Vicente-Hernández, Mª Mercedes
Berenguera, Anna
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (P-2019-A-01, P-2019-A-01)
Article History
Received: 15 February 2022
Accepted: 30 April 2023
First Online: 17 May 2023
Declarations
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: This study received ethical approval by the IDIAPJGol’s Research Ethics Committee on 21st November 2020 (REF. 19/178-P). All activities included in the study were carried out according to existing guidance in ethics as indicated in the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights adopted by UNESCO (19/10/2005); the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (1997) and its additional protocol on biomedical research (2005); the Helsinki Declaration (2013) and relevant EU laws (European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/20/EC); the Spanish Law on Biomedical Research (14/2007) and the LOPD (Spanish Law on Personal Data Protection) (3/2018). An information sheet was available to all participants prior to taking part. All participants were requested to consent through the online platform. The research team’s contact details were also available for any queries.COVID-19 prevention strategies were put into place at all times when recruitment and data collection were face-to-face. The researchers were guided at all times by the IDIAPJGol Research Ethics Committee and the Internal Scientific Committee of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health.All participants received enough information about the study to make an informed decision on their participation. Written consent was requested to all participants prior to taking part in the study (both online and in person). Confidentiality and anonymity have been carefully ensured. Physical identifiable data were securely stored. Digital information was securely stored at the IDIAPJGol’ secure portal.
: All participants gave their consent to share anonymised data for publication.
: The authors declare having received funds from DIM Protect to support the team’s future research on equity and menstrual health. DIM Protect was not involved in any way in the conceptualization or development of this study, neither they funded it. The authors declare no other conflict of interest.