Bhattacharjee, Sudha
Hossain, Md. Fokhray
Akhy, Shabnur Anonna
Shimul, Md. Monir Hossain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6443-3265
Hossain, Md. Kamrul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1917-8701
Article History
Received: 30 May 2025
Accepted: 3 November 2025
First Online: 3 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study received ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Approval Reference: FHLSREC/DIU/2024/SMIG-141). Informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. Respondents were informed about the study’s objectives, data confidentiality, and their right to withdraw at any stage without consequences. Data were anonymized to protect the privacy of participants. The study adhered to the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and ensured no coercion or exploitation of vulnerable groups. No experiments on humans and/or the use of human tissue samples were done in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.