Amin, Faridah http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3880-5408
Sharif, Salman
Saeed, Rabeeya
Durrani, Noureen
Jilani, Daniyal
Article History
Received: 5 May 2020
Accepted: 10 September 2020
First Online: 23 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This was an online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic in which participants all over the Pakistan were targeted. The written online consent was hence taken and participants were asked to fill the online questionnaire only if they provide consent at the beginning of questionnaire. The ethical considerations including procedure of written online consent were documented in the protocol of the study, approved by Institutional Review Board of Liaquat National Hospital. Disclosure of personal identity and name of institution was optional. All data was kept confidential in a pass word protected computer. There was neither financial compensation for participation nor any penalty for not participating.
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: The authors declare none of the competing interests.