Razzazi, Atieh
Griffiths, Mark D.
Alimoradi, Zainab
Article History
Received: 6 September 2023
Accepted: 16 January 2024
First Online: 25 January 2024
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the ethics committee affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran (approval number: IR.QUMS.REC.1398.209). The study protocol was prospectively registered in the Iranian clinical Trial Registration system (ID: IRCT20180218038789N5 registered prospectively in 2020-12-24). After obtaining the necessary permits, the individuals were invited to participate in the research. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Some of the participants in the present study were illiterate. In this group, all the explanations related to the goals of the project and the freedom to participate in the research were explained orally to them and their consent to participate in the research was obtained, orally. In addition, in this group, the goals of the project and the freedom to participate in the study were explained to their spouses who were literate and a written informed consent was obtained from their spouses.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.