McGowan, Maureen
Bärnighausen, Kate
Berner-Rodoreda, Astrid
McMahon, Shannon A.
Mtaita, Caroline
Mauti, Joy
Neuhann, Florian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg der Universität Heidelberg
Article History
Received: 20 September 2023
Accepted: 6 December 2023
First Online: 19 February 2024
Declarations
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: This study involving human participants was reviewed and approved of by the ethics committee of the medical faculty (<i>“Ethikkommison der medizinische Fakultät”</i>) at Heidelberg University (S581/2019). We did not seek ethical approval from the seven countries included in this study as the virtual nature of the interviews were deemed to pose minimal risk to participants. The Declaration of Helsinki also guided our study. Participants were reminded of their rights, were given the opportunity to refrain from any part of the study, and were given the opportunity to decline being included in the study at any point in the process. All participants provided written informed consent prior to study participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.