Kážmér, Ladislav http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-7721
Csémy, Ladislav http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-4232
Šíba, Ondřej http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4989-4504
Article History
Received: 23 April 2024
Accepted: 12 September 2024
First Online: 27 September 2024
Declarations
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: In accordance with the Czech Act No. 375/2022 Coll., which regulates the activities of the Ethics Committee (EC), the EC approval is required only for clinical trials and biomedical research. Population surveys, such as this one, can be carried out without the EC approval in cases where no personal identification data are collected. Therefore, according to the Czech national Act No. 375/2022, Sections §11 to §18, this study is deemed unnecessary regarding the EC approval.Participation in this study was completely voluntary for all respondents. Ethical issues were explained to participants prior to data collection, including statements regarding anonymity, confidentiality, and discretion in data use. According to the Czech Act No. 375/2022, Sections §11 to §18, no signed consent was required to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.