Okeke, Sylvester Reuben http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9211-1813
Article History
Received: 2 August 2022
Accepted: 1 November 2022
First Online: 24 November 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study (HC190215) was granted by the University of New South Wales Human Research Ethics Committee. All the study methods were performed in accordance with relevant regulations and guidelines as approved by the Ethics Committee. For quantitative data, participants provided informed consent before they were directed to the questionnaire. In addition, all participants also provided either written or verbal consent before all the interviews. Written consents were provided by participants who participated in face-to-face interviews while verbal consents were provided by participants who were interviewed over the phone. The procedure for verbal consent was approved by the University of New South Wales Human Ethics Committee.No personal identifying information of participants was collected. In addition, no personal information was attached to the field note or generated quantitative data. For the qualitative data, participants were described by a naming system involving background, identifying gender, age and sequence of participation. For instance, for a nineteen-year old female identifying participant from East Asian country or territory, the data was named as EAS/F/19/1. This was used to avoid any personal identifying information. Participants that mentioned their country of origin had this information deidentified to further ensure strict confidentiality. Participants had their rights, including the right to voluntary participation and to withdraw, fully explained to them. Participants were also provided with contact details of professional psychologists, should they feel distressed during or after the interview sessions.
: Not applicable.
: The author declares no conflicts of interest.