Iheduru-Anderson, Kechinyere C. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-0410
Article History
Received: 15 June 2020
Accepted: 22 March 2021
First Online: 7 April 2021
Declarations
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: The approval for this study was obtained from the Central Michigan University Institutional Review Board (IRB).Project approval number: [2020–323]- DETERMINATION OF EXEMPT STATUS.IRB approved informed consent form was emailed to every participant for their review prior to scheduling the interview. At the beginning of the interviews, verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants using IRB approved informed consent form. Obtaining verbal recorded consent rather than written consent was done to further safeguard the confidentiality and privacy of the participants. To further safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of the participants, instead of a signature on a consent form, verbal consent is given at the time of the interview which is audio-recorded. Therefore, even if the audio or textual data are breached, there will be no way for the participant to be re-identified. This procedure was approved by the university IRB.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interest to declare.