Haj-Younes, Jasmin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7533-1408
Strømme, Elisabeth Marie
Igland, Jannicke
Kumar, Bernadette
Abildsnes, Eirik
Hasha, Wegdan
Diaz, Esperanza
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Forskningsråd (grant 269835)
Article History
Received: 7 July 2020
Accepted: 13 October 2020
First Online: 27 October 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics of South East Norway (ref. no. 2017/377) and by the International Organization for Migration and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants provided written consent at baseline and verbal consent at follow-up prior to participation. Participants were recruited to the study after they had been granted refugee status and a residence permit in Norway to avoid any unjustified expectations. Confidentiality was ensured to all participants including those with illegal status in Lebanon. Data were de-identified and stored on a protected server. Permissions to use the validated survey instruments were obtained from all copyright holders.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.