Rauf, Shanza
Sher, Aneela Falak
Nawaz, Haq
Majeed, Muhammad Irfan
Alwadie, Najah
Shafique, Hira
Sehar, Shama
Ghafoor, Maria
Usman, Muhammad
Mobeen, Iqra
Fatima, Rida
Afzal, Saima
Luqman, Aqsa
Dastgir, Saira
Yaseen, Shama
Imran, Muhammad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deanship of Scientific Research, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNURSP2025R478)
Deanship of Scientific Research, King Khalid University (RGP-2/381/45)
Article History
Received: 9 April 2025
Accepted: 23 July 2025
First Online: 2 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in strict accordance with the NIH guidelines for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46) and was approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Board (IERB) of Nishtar Medical University Multan, Pakistan (Reference No. 2230, dated 02–02-24). Informed consent was obtained from all human subjects.
: All the authors have given their consent to publish this article.
: The authors declare no competing interests.