Bijani, Mostafa
Karimi, Shahnaz
Khaleghi, Aliasghar
Gholampoor, Yousef
Fereidouni, Zhila
Article History
Received: 6 July 2021
Accepted: 1 October 2021
First Online: 9 October 2021
Declarations
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: All participants gave written informed consent to participate in the study. The present study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the revised Declaration of Helsinki, a statement of ethical principles which directs physicians and other participants in medical research involving human subjects. The study objectives were first explained to the participants and written informed consent was obtained from those who wished to participate in the study. Permission was also obtained to record the interview with an audio recorder. The participants were reassured about the principles of confidentiality and anonymity, the voluntary entry into the study, and the freedom to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. The time and place of the interview were chosen in coordination with the participants. The study was approved by the local Ethics Committee of Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran (Ethical code: IR.FUMS.REC.1399.012).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.