Alkhalil, Munzer http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2156-8802
Alaref, Maher
Ekzayez, Abdulkarim
Mkhallalati, Hala
El Achi, Nassim
Alzoubi, Zedoun
Fouad, Fouad
Alatraş, Muhammed Mansur
Ramadan, Abdulhakim
Mazumdar, Sumit
Borghi, Josephine
Patel, Preeti
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (131207)
Article History
Received: 20 February 2023
Accepted: 31 July 2023
First Online: 17 August 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval to conduct the Expert Panel was obtained from the Idlib Health Directorate in northwest Syria (16 June 2021, reference number 2307). Another ethical approval for the rest of the research, including KIIs, was sought from King’s College London (22 September 2021; MRA-21/22–26339). All participants were provided with informed consent information before study participation and consented to participate. The study has assured that all quotes of interviewees remain anonymous.
: Verbal consent was obtained from participants in the expert panel, and written consent was obtained from participants in the KIIs. Participants were informed that the findings might be shared and published in academic journals, conferences, or other scientific platforms. Their personal information and identity would remain confidential, and all necessary steps were taken to ensure anonymity and privacy. The results were presented in an aggregated and anonymised format to protect participant privacy. By providing consent, participants agreed to disseminate and publish the study findings while ensuring confidentiality and privacy.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.