Westfal, Viola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-4846
von Heyden, Maximilian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-0038
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Article History
Received: 10 December 2025
Accepted: 19 May 2026
First Online: 23 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study is part of a larger research project evaluating the effectiveness of health information campaigns related to stigmatized health topics. The entire study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Charité Universitätsmedizin – Berlin (30/08/2023, EA4/169/23). Informed consent was obtained electronically from all participants before they proceeded to the survey. This research was carried out in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.