Al-Taie, Sarah F.
Fedwi, Muzdalifa Mejbel
Merza, Mohammed
Alshahrani, Mohammad Y.
Rekha, M. M.
Kundlas, Mayank
Janney, J. Bethanney
Sahoo, Samir
Ridha-Salman, Hayder
Khosravi, Mohsen
Article History
Received: 8 March 2025
Accepted: 30 July 2025
First Online: 6 August 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Medical Faculty of the Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (IR.ZAUMS.REC.1401.246), and all procedures were in accordance with the latest version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Prior to participation, written informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents/legal guardians after a comprehensive explanation of the study procedures. Informed consent was obtained directly from all individual participants included in this study.