Donadel, Morgane http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-9587
Stanescu, Aurora
Pistol, Adriana
Stewart, Brock
Butu, Cassandra
Jankovic, Dragan
Paunescu, Bogdan
Zimmerman, Laura
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization
Article History
Received: 15 October 2020
Accepted: 8 March 2021
First Online: 19 March 2021
Declarations
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: The study from which these analyses are based was reviewed and approved by the United States Center for Global Health Human Subjects Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the Romania National Centre for Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control. Both Institutional Review Boards determined that the study was not human subjects’ research since the primary intent was epidemic disease control activity. Romanian public health policy and practice applied to this disease control activity. The Romania MOH contacted all hospital and family doctors to request participation in the study. Before family doctors were interviewed, they were asked for their verbal consent; their consent was documented in the study databases. Verbal consent of physicians was determined to be appropriate and sufficient based on Romanian public health policy and practice with regard to public health investigation. We received administrative permission to access and use the hospital and family doctor medical records. Data used in the study were anonymized.
: Not applicable.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.