Sundus, Habiba
Aziz, Rabia
Zaidi, Sahar
Khan, Hiba
Khan, Sohrab Ahmad
Article History
Received: 23 January 2025
Revised: 20 November 2025
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 20 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee, Jamia Hamdard, with reference number 04/2023 (12/04/2023).
: The study protocol adhered to the guidelines proposed by the Declaration of Helsinki 2013.
: All participants provided written informed consent before enrollment.