Sivarajasingam, Vasumathy http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-1470
Webber, Iman
Riboli-Sasco, Eva
Alaa, Aos
El-Osta, Austen
Article History
Received: 5 April 2022
Accepted: 23 October 2022
First Online: 8 November 2022
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed by Imperial College Research Ethics Committee who approved the study (ICREC #21IC6721). No incentives were offered to volunteers. Written consent to enter the study was sought from each participant only after a full explanation of the study was given, documentation was offered, and time allowed for consideration. The right of the participant to refuse to participate without giving reasons was respected. All participants were free to withdraw at any time and without giving reasons. The interviews were transcribed with the principle of anonymity in mind and transcriptions were not outsourced, therefore no confidentiality agreements were required.
: Consent for publication was sought from all participants in the study through an electronic consent form. Participants were notified on the plans for publication and were reminded that all their data was pseudonymised.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.