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Authors
Rostampoor, Zahra
Afrashteh, Sima
Mohammadianpanah, Mohammad
Ghaem, Haleh
Zeegers, Maurice P.
Fararouei, Mohammad
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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Article History
Received: 23 May 2024
Accepted: 11 October 2024
First Online: 17 October 2024
Declarations
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: The protocol of this study is approved by the ethics committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and executed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. (IR.SUMS.SCHEANUT.REC.1400.056). Informed consent has been obtained from all participants. All methods were performed following the declaration of Helsinki and Iranian national guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Authors declare no conflict of interest.
: The subject was highlighted by the public health experts in the Fars provinces health center based on the annual report on causes of death in Fars province. Patients corrected the design and questionnaire of this research during the pilot phase of the study. The feasibility, outcome and independent variables, and methods of recruitment were defined and revised during discussion with patients through structured interviews. Public will be informed of the key messages of the study through the website of School of health under Shiraz university of medical Sciences.
