Torabi, Ali
Afrashteh, Sima
Moftian, Nazila
Ghalandari, Hamid
Farhadi, Akram
Emamat, Hadi
Nabipour, Iraj
Larijani, Bagher
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Revised: 15 October 2025
Accepted: 18 October 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences granted ethical permission for this study (Ethical Code: IR.BPUMS.REC.1402.221) in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and national guidelines for research ethics. Before research enrollment, all participants gave their informed consent after being informed about the procedures involved in the study. Participation was entirely optional, and any participant could withdraw consent at any moment with no repercussions.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.