Rafiee, Mahkameh
Karamouzian, Mohammad
Sharifi, Mohammad
Mirzazadeh, Ali
Khezri, Mehrdad
Haghdoost, Ali Akbar
Mehmandoost, Soheil
Sharifi, Hamid
Article History
Received: 29 January 2024
Accepted: 2 August 2024
First Online: 14 August 2024
Declarations
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: All participants were informed about the purpose of the study and participation was completely voluntary. All participants provided verbal consent to be interviewed and tested. The study team assured the participants they would not be affected if they refused to participate. Gender-matched interviews were conducted in a private room inside the prisons. The questionnaires were anonymous and no identification was recorded in any survey. The participants were informed that they could refuse to answer any questions they wanted. There was no compensation for participating in these surveys. Only the eligible study team had access to the data, and prison staff did not have access. The Ethical Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences reviewed and approved the study protocol in all surveys. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations (Reference number: K/93/207, IR.KMU.REC.1394.609).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Design and conduct of the survey: MK, AM, AAH, and HSH; Data collection: MR, MSH, SM, MKH, and HSH; Data analysis: MR, SM, and HSH; Conceptualization and supervision: AM, MK, AAH, and HSH; Writing the original draft: MR, MK, MSH, and SM. All authors contributed to the revision of the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.