El-Ghitany, Engy M.
Ashour, Ayat http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9258-1401
Elrewany, Ehab
Farghaly, Azza G.
Shata, Zeinab
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization Centre for Health Development (AP21-00151.)
Article History
Received: 7 October 2023
Accepted: 30 April 2024
First Online: 6 June 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University (IRB number: 0305134 and approval date 15–4-2021). Anonymity and confidentiality were confirmed and written informed consent was obtained from all study participants. Individuals experiencing mental health issues during the interview were informed and referred to the appropriate specialist.
: Not applicable.
: Dr Ayat Ashour is a co-author of this study and an associate editor of the journal. She declares competing interests for this submission. She was not involved in handling this manuscript during the review process. Dr Azza Galal Farghaly and Zeinab Shata are co-authors of this study and Editorial Board members of the journal. They declare competing interests for this submission. They were not involved in handling this manuscript during the review and submission processes. The rest of the authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.