Vaca-Cartagena, Bryan F. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3970-3259
Quishpe-Narváez, Erika http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-1168
Cartagena Ulloa, Heidi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-1692
Estévez-Chávez, Jenny Paola http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-4078
Article History
Received: 23 September 2022
Accepted: 30 June 2023
First Online: 13 July 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was not sought as this study is a secondary analysis of an existing dataset (i.e., Medical Graduates Follow-up Department of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador) and the analyzed data did not contain direct or indirect identifiers. Additionally, following the National Health Authority – Research Ethics Committee in Human Subjects regulations for observational studies, ethical approval for this study was deemed unnecessary as it did not significantly interfere with biopsychosocial aspects, breach of intimacy, nor had data that could not be anonymized [CitationRef removed]. Participants were informed about the purpose of completing the questionnaire and voluntarily responded the survey. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interest.