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Article History

Received: 12 July 2024

Accepted: 25 March 2025

First Online: 9 April 2025

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Abdul Wali Khan University Ethical Committee (ethical approval: EC/AWKUM/2023/18.1).

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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