Freh, Fuaad Mohammed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-7589
North, Carol S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-5323
Article History
Received: 22 January 2025
Accepted: 7 May 2025
First Online: 20 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained by approval of the 400 University of Anbar/Ethical Committee (UoAEC) and the Directorate of Health of Anbar 401 Governorate (DoHAG) (reference number: A303/5/4) in accordance with the Declaration 402 of Helsinki. Human Ethics and Consent to Participate declarations is not applicable’. All 403 participants provided their consent to take place in the study. Clinical trial number is not 404 applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.