Zafar, Farjad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6660-1544
Sheraz, Muhammad Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-8178
Ali, Syed Abid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-8257
Riaz, Maryam https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1253-8063
Ahmed, Sofia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0731-1237
Kazi, Sadia Hafeez https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-9994
Tariq, Safoora https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0059-8850
Anwar, Zubair https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-7588
Article History
Received: 15 January 2025
Accepted: 4 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study followed the Helsinki guidelines after approval from the Institutional Research and Ethics Board of Baqai Medical University’ Ref: BMU-EC/03–2022’, and informed consent was obtained from all the participants.