Maenhout, L. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4110-3044
Peuters, C.
Cardon, G.
Compernolle, S.
Crombez, G.
DeSmet, A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie (110051, 2012-2016)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO16/PDO/060, 12H6717N, 2016-2019)
Article History
Received: 28 October 2019
Accepted: 12 June 2020
First Online: 18 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study received approval from the Ethics Committee of the Ghent University Hospital (2012/307, B670201214183). Adolescents provided written informed consent, parents provided passive informed consent. Parents were informed about the study through the school and received a telephone number and e-mail address from the researchers, via which they could notify that they did not want their child to participate. They were informed that when they did not contact the researchers, they agreed with participation of their child. The institutional review board approved the use of passive parental consent.
: Not applicable.
: Ann DeSmet, co-author of this manuscript, is a member of the editorial board (Associate Editor) of BMC Public Health.