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Article History

Received: 3 November 2023

Accepted: 9 March 2024

First Online: 25 April 2024

Declarations

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: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no Conflict of interest.

: This research study was conducted retrospectively using data acquired prior to the enactment of Ecuador’s Personal Data Protection Law in 2021. Consequently, after consulting with ESPOL University’s ethical committee, it was determined that no ethical approval was required. This research did not involve any animals.

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