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Article History

Received: 31 January 2026

Accepted: 18 August 2026

First Online: 30 August 2026

Declarations

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

Ethics approval: The study protocol was approved by Ajou University Tashkent Ethics Committee (Approval Reference No. AUTO-2026-097) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The research was carried out following the Guidelines and Regulations of this Ethics Committee and the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All the procedures were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was conducted with informed consent and all participants were asked to voluntarily join the study; informed consent was obtained by all participants before data collection; all data were gathered and analyzed anonymously and treated confidentially.

Consent to participate: Informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. For participants under the age of 18, consent was obtained from parents and legal guardians.

Consent to publish: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any identifiable individual information, images, or personal data requiring consent for publication.

Clinical trial number: Not applicable.