Akoğlu, Handan Ayhan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9074-8466
Arslan, Hilmi Furkan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8986-3774
Doğru, Mahmut https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-8028
Funding for this research was provided by:
Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (BAP) of Giresun University (SAĞ-BAP-A-290224-31)
Giresun University
Article History
Received: 24 January 2026
Revised: 12 April 2026
Accepted: 15 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted as a non-interventional, observational study. Since there was no medical intervention, treatment modification, or experimental procedure involved, the study does not qualify as a clinical trial. Ethical approval was obtained from the Giresun Training and Research Hospital Scientific Research Ethics Committee (Desicion No: 25.12.2023/16), and the study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participants.
: The authors affirm that all participants’ parents or legal guardians provided informed consent for the publication of this research.
: The authors declare no competing interests.