Hajo, Sonia
Capaldi, Colin A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7168-7047
Funding for this research was provided by:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Article History
Received: 22 January 2024
Accepted: 31 July 2024
First Online: 25 September 2024
Declarations
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: This study used a dataset available through a data sharing agreement between the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada. Consistent with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, our use of this dataset did not require research ethics board approval.
: Participation in the survey was voluntary. Informed consent and assent were obtained from all participants. Respondents aged 12‒14 years had to also obtain consent from their parent or guardian to participate. We only had access to data from respondents who agreed to Statistics Canada sharing their responses with other governmental organizations like Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The content and views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada.