Ouweini, Ahmad El https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7109-6340
Karaoui, Lamis R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-7374
Chamoun, Nibal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0987-296X
Assi, Chahine
Yammine, Kaissar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-9892
Ramia, Elsy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6447-4377
Article History
Received: 23 December 2020
Accepted: 24 November 2021
First Online: 6 December 2021
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Before initiation of the data collection, the investigators secured the approval of the Lebanese American University Institutional Review Board (IRB). IRB approval number: LAU.SOP.ER2. 30/Sep/2019. The authors also registered the study in the Lebanese Clinical Trials Registry (LBCTR). Registration Number LBCTR2020124680. The purpose of the study was elucidated and written consent was obtained before the participants were interviewed, respecting their autonomy and anonymity. The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.