Syed, Mohamed Ahmed http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2396-3534
Al Nuaimi, Ahmed Sameer
A/Qotba, Hamda Abdulla
Nasrallah, Gheyath K.
Althani, Asmaa A.
Yassine, Hadi M.
Zainel, Abduljaleel Abdullatif
Khudadad, Hanan
Marji, Tamara
Veettil, Shajitha Thekke
Al-Jighefee, Hadeel T.
Younes, Salma
Shurrab, Farah
Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.
AlFehaidi, Al Anoud Saleh
Yfakhroo, Ameena Ibrahim
AlMesaifri, Meshal Abdulla
Al Mujalli, Hanan
Al Abdulla, Samya Ahmad
Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith
Azad, Faruk Mohammed
Al Malki, Badria Ali Mohamed
Abdulmalik, Mariam Ali
Funding for this research was provided by:
Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCCDCR202005047)
Article History
Received: 29 September 2020
Accepted: 28 May 2021
First Online: 5 July 2021
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by Primary Health Care Corporation’s Independent Review Board (Reference number PHCCDCR202005047). Written informed assent was obtained from participants aged 10–18 years and their parents or guardians while written informed consent was obtained from participants aged 18 or over. Only MAS, ASAN and HAQ had access to the full study data. Overall, the study was conducted with integrity according to generally accepted ethical principles.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Hadi M. Yassine is an associate editor of BMC Infectious Diseases. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.