Khalil, Samir H. Assaad
Deeb, Hany Mohammed Ali El
Ajang, Martin Otwang Dak
Osman, Nermin A.
Amin, Noha Gaber http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8225-5052
Article History
Received: 26 March 2023
Accepted: 25 July 2023
First Online: 16 August 2023
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article.
: The study design was approved by the ethics committee of Alexandria University. The study followed the criteria set by the declaration of Helsinki. Confidentiality and personal privacy were respected at all levels of the study. IRB approval number is 0106242 dated 16/JAN/2020.
: The participating study population signed an informed consent before any study-related procedure took place. Patients felt free to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. Participants also signed an additional consent for publication.