Mehmandoost, Soheil
Mirzazadeh, Ali
Karamouzian, Mohammad
Khezri, Mehrdad
Sharafi, Heidar
Shahesmaeili, Armita
Maghsoudi, Saiedeh Haji
Ghalekhani, Nima
Tavakoli, Fatemeh
Bazrafshani, Maliheh Sadat
Shokoohi, Mostafa
Aghaali, Niloufar
Haghdoost, Ali Akbar
Sharifi, Hamid
Article History
Received: 9 September 2023
Accepted: 22 November 2023
First Online: 29 November 2023
Declarations
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: Before the interview, the study’s aims and the procedure were briefly explained to the participants and verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants for interview and tests. Data collection was anonymous, and a random unique code was generated for each participant which was written on the RDS coupons and used for all of the follow-ups. Also, the participants were compensated for the time that they spent at the study site on each visit. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences (IR.KMU.REC.1397.573).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.