Kashi, Elahe https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3014-2461
Behzad, Mahdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8940-3847
Karimi, Mehdi https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4388-0214
Alipour, Sara https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-1079
Borzouei, Shiva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-9872
Article History
Received: 26 June 2025
Accepted: 21 July 2025
First Online: 28 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.
: The ethics committee of the Medical Center Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences (UMSHA) approved this study (IR.UMSHA.REC.1401.950). The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements. The participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study. It was performed in accordance with the ethical standards outlined in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments, or with comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from the participants of this study. All participants in the survey participated voluntarily and provided their informed consent.