Montero-Vega, Mercedes https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-6678
Brenes-Peralta, Laura https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5169-9961
Viñas, Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-0579
Campos-Boza, Stefanny https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6408-8043
Herrera-González, Carolina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9553-048X
Monge Vargas, Andrés Antonio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4596-5637
Funding for this research was provided by:
Vicerrectoria de Investigación. Universidad de Costa Rica (Project C4316)
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 26 December 2025
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of research involving human participants. The need for ethics approval was formally waived by the University’s Ethics Committee, Comité Ético Científico de la Universidad de Costa Rica (CEC) as the study posed minimal risk to participants and did not involve the collection of sensitive personal information. All participants provided their informed consent to participate.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.