Bazrafkan, Leila
Panahian, Razieh
Zarifsanaiey, Nahid
Article History
Received: 27 July 2022
Accepted: 14 March 2023
First Online: 3 April 2023
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the local ethics council of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (decree code: IR.SUMS.REC.1400.372). First, the study objectives were described to the participants, and their signed informed consent was acquired. To protect anonymity, no names were put on the surveys, and completed questionnaires were decoded by a research assistant to minimize any mistakes. The participants were promised confidentiality of data and that only broad statistics would be published. To respect ethical norms, the participants were guaranteed their free involvement and withdrawal at any moment. The authors confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the ethical declarations.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.