Karaoui, Lamis R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-7374
Ramia, Elsy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6447-4377
Mansour, Hanine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-0288
Haddad, Nisrine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2239-6240
Chamoun, Nibal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0987-296X
Article History
Received: 5 November 2020
Accepted: 5 February 2021
First Online: 16 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Before initiation of the data collection, the investigators secured the approval of the Lebanese American University Institutional Review Board (IRB). IRB approval number: LAU.SOP.LK2.11/Jul/2017.The authors also registered the study in the Lebanese Clinical Trials Registry (LBCTR). Registration Number LBCTR2020033424.The purpose of the study was elucidated and written consent was obtained before the participants were interviewed, respecting their autonomy and anonymity. The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.