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Article History

Received: 3 September 2021

Accepted: 21 December 2021

First Online: 5 January 2022

Declarations

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: The University of New South Wales Human Research Ethics Committee granted ethical clearance for this study, with clearance number: HC190215. This study was conducted in accordance with all the relevant regulations and guidelines approved by the Ethics Committee. All the participants provided written or verbal informed consent, depending on the nature of the interviews. Participants in the face-to-face interviews provided written consents while verbal consents were provided by participants interviewed over the phone. During the interviews, no personal identifying information of participants was collected. Similarly, no personal or identifying information was attached to the field notes. To avoid using personal identifying information, participants were described by a coding system involving their background (whether East Asia or sub-Saharan Africa), the gender they identify as, age and the sequence of participation. As such, a 20-year-old participant who identifies as a female and from East Asia, who was also the fourth to be interviewed got a code as EA/F/20/4. To further ensure confidentiality, participants who mentioned their country of origin during the interviews, had this information deidentified. Informed consent also involved participants understanding of their rights, including the right to voluntary participate and to withdraw at any stage of the study. Participants were also provided with contact details of professional psychologists, should they feel distressed during or after the interview sessions.

: Not applicable.

: The author declares no conflicts of interest.