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Article History

Received: 25 March 2024

Accepted: 30 May 2024

First Online: 14 June 2024

Declarations

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: The study received approval from the Ethics Committee of the Duhok Directorate General of Health in Duhok, Iraq. All procedures conducted on human participants adhered to the ethical standards set forth by the institutional and/or national research committee, as well as the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments or equivalent ethical standards. Furthermore, all participants involved in the study were of legal age and provided informed written consent prior to their involvement.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.