Shah, Arsalan Waqas Ahmad
Shams, Sulaiman
Khan, Muhammad Jaseem
Ullah, Noor
Ullah, Muhammad Jawad
Inayat, Fawad
Article History
Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Iqra National University, Peshawar, Pakistan, (Ref: INU/AHS/131–23). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians (for minors) prior to enrollment. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision).
: Not applicable (manuscript contains no individual personal data).