Amel Barez, Malikeh
Babazadeh, Raheleh
Latifnejad Roudsari, Robab
Mousavi Bazaz, Mojtaba
Mirzaii Najmabadi, Khadigeh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (980282)
Article History
Received: 7 July 2021
Accepted: 19 October 2021
First Online: 2 March 2022
Declarations
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: The research was approved by the Local Research Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Code of Ethics: 1398.026) and was performed according to the Helsinki Declaration [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed]. The participants were fully informed about the purpose and nature of the study as well as their voluntary participation. They were reassured that their right to withdraw from the study without any prejudice, also the privacy and the confidentiality of all their data would be maintained. Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants. If any of the questions caused distress for the participants, the interview was stopped and after a while, and by the participant’s permission, it was continued. After the completion of the interview the researcher was assured that the participants are not psychologically distressed due to the interview and that there is no need of immediate emotional support. At the end of the interviews, necessary information about the existing services for abused women was given to the participants and they were referred to receive services, if necessary.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that no potential conflict of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and publication of this article exists.