Leung, Emily
Wanner, Kathryn J.
Senter, Lindsay
Brown, Amanda
Middleton, Dawn
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U87PS004164-03)
Article History
Received: 21 June 2019
Accepted: 24 March 2020
First Online: 7 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol, including the verbal consent process, was reviewed and approved by Western Institutional Review Board and was determined to be exempt research on January 11, 2017 (WIRB Work Order # 1–988019-1). Prior to data collection, verbal consent was provided by all participants to participate in the study, be audio-recorded, and have their quotes published on the basis of anonymity. Participants were provided with a document with information about the study. Verbal consent was determined the best method for obtaining consent from the interviewees as it was least burdensome and was most natural during the process of beginning the qualitative interviews. Our verbal consent process incorporated the three key features of information consent: 1) disclosing to interviewees information needed for them to make an informed decision, 2) ensuring that they understand the information disclosed, and 3) ensuring that participants know that participation in the study is voluntary.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.