Sharif-Nia, Hamid
Marôco, João
Rahmatpour, Pardis
Allen, Kelly A.
Kaveh, Omolhoda
Hoseinzadeh, Esmaeil
Article History
Received: 1 September 2023
Accepted: 30 October 2023
First Online: 8 November 2023
Declarations
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: Upon receiving approval for the study protocol from the ethics committee of Alborz University of Medical Sciences [Ethic code: IR.ABZUMS.REC.1401.290], the questionnaire link was shared with students. The first page of the online questionnaire included essential information such as the study’s objectives, the number of items in the survey, the estimated time required for completion, the researcher’s affiliation and contact email for inquiries, and the study’s ethical code. Participants were informed that their participation was voluntary and that their responses would be aggregated and published anonymously. The online questionnaire items were not visible to participants until they agreed to participate by clicking the “Next” button. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulation under the Ethics approval and consent to participate.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.